QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-898

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

North Carolina Museum of History

Who documented this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

North Carolina Quilt Project Number:

CO8

Alternate inventory control number:

CO008

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

01-04-1986; Kirkpatrick house, Chapel Hill, NC

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album

Brackman # or other source & #:

2813C

How wide is the quilt?

77.5"

How long is the quilt?

93"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused; Unwashed

Type of inscription:

Date

Describe the type of inscription:

Inscription

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Presented to William Wakeman by his friends in Fairfield Woods in the year 1858 [center square]. Other squares contain names.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1858

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Hand drawn

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe where the inscription was found:

On each of 42 blocks

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1858-1859

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1858

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Hall, Fannye

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

8.75" x 8.75" (varies)

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by other sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Triple sashing, each 1.25"; White, red, white

Sashing width:

3.75"

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Triple border 1.25" white, 1" red, 1.25" white

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

31.5", 34.375", 10.75"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Red print

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

3/8"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

16

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: crosshatch; Set and border: parallel diagonal lines

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Quilt was group made

Where the quilt was made, city:

Easton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Fairfield County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Gift from friends when Wm. Wakeman was going to teach in NY

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt was passed down from maternal great great grandmother

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Current owner reports she was told the stitching on the edge is from an old style sewing machine.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Handwritten list of names in the squares .

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Chapel Hill

Quilt owner's county:

Orange County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's county:

Fairfield County

Quiltmaker's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quilt was made by a group of friend when Wm. Wakeman went to teach in Inwood, NY. He was born 07-12-1834; married 10-21-1858; died 1903. He was English, Methodist.

Who photographed this quilt?

Heeter, Kathy

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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