QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-900

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:

CO10

Alternate inventory control number:

CO010

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

Owner's name for quilt:

Star of East

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Squares and Points

Brackman # or other source & #:

2138C

How wide is the quilt?

87.75"

How long is the quilt?

95.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Orange; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

Red stain

Time period:

1850-1875

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

Circa 1850

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Newman, Joyce

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

90

Size of quilt blocks:

6.5" x 6.5"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the quilt setting:

White cotton alternating squares

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

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:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

26.75"

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; White

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)?

3/16"

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:

20

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

22

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: follows top design; Set: feathered wreath; Three petal design in each corner

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

Owner's note: Interesting quilting pattern on white squares; Pattern is like Star of East, American Quilts and Coverlets by Stafford and Bishop, p; 102, plate 131

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Quiltmaker

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?

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:

Sketch on documentation sheet

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?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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