QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-899

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:

CO9

Alternate inventory control number:

CO009

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?

Other

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Cherry Basket

Brackman # or other source & #:

664

How wide is the quilt?

82"

How long is the quilt?

88.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Wear to edge or binding

Describe the damage:

Binding worn

Time period:

1850-1875

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

1860

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

66

Size of quilt blocks:

7.25" x 7.25 (varies to 8")

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by other sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Appliqued orange peel sashing; Blue cotton; Hand sewn

Sashing width:

2.75"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 1.5" blue cotton border; Block extends into border and includes applique; Each corner has applique

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

32.5"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step; Red

How is the binding made?

Hand 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)?

1/8"

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:

18

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

20

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

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

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Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Quiltmaker

Where the quilt was made, city:

Green Farms

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?

Other

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

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Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Handwritten note about quilt

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 birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Who photographed this quilt?

Heeter, Kathy

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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