QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-923

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:

AA70

Alternate inventory control number:

AA070

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

10-29-1985; Parks and Rec. Building, Greenville, 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:

Sun Ray's Quilt variation [framed]

Brackman # or other source & #:

1623

How wide is the quilt?

59.5"

How long is the quilt?

78.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Unspecified damage

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Fragile

Time period:

1876-1900

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

Circa 1900

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Hall, Fannye

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

18

Size of quilt blocks:

12.5" x 12.5"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Hand sewn white cotton print sashing

Sashing width:

1.75"

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Double border; 5/8" blue cotton print; 1.25" white cotton print

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Fugitive dye

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Horizontal seams

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Width of pieces on the back:

32"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Machine sewn

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)?

1/4"

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:

16

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:

Blocks are listed as 10.5" block and 4.25" block

Quilt top made by:

Cheek, Emily

Quilted by:

Cheek, Emily

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Quilt was passed down through family.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Owner has photo of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Greenville

Quilt owner's county:

Pitt County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's state:

Arkansas (AR)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

Number of children:

8 or 10

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, Yellville, AR; Children: Willis, Harrison, Jonnie [female], Queen Victoria [owner's grandmother b. 1881 - d. 1966]; Quilt maker's husband was a Civil War Veteran, North.

Who photographed this quilt?

Williams, Martha

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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