QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-980
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:
EA240
Alternate inventory control number:
EA240
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Grandson
When was the form filled out?
11-16-1985; Rowan Tech, Salisbury, 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
Owner's name for quilt:
Tree of Life Applique
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Chintz Medallion Applique
How wide is the quilt?
94.25"
How long is the quilt?
98"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Red
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1800-1849
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1800-1825
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Woodring, Sarah
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Describe the quilt setting:
Hand sewn set
Sashing width:
5.25"
Number of borders:
3
Describe the borders:
Triple plain border, 11.5" wide
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Chintz
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:
Horizontal seams
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
Describe the back:
Hand sewn
Describe the binding:
Applied binding
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)?
1/4"
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:
18
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
18
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Crosshatch 5 lines; Chintz: single diagonal lines; Plain with appliqued: five lines
Quilt top made by:
Johnston, Cynthia Clementine
Quilted by:
Johnston, Cynthia Clementine
Where the quilt was made, city:
Mooresville
Where the quilt was made, county:
Iredell County
Where the quilt was made, state:
North Carolina (NC)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
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:
Photo of quiltmaker with owner
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Appeared in the book "North Carolina Quilts"; plate 2-12. Sketch on documentation sheet.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Mount Ulla
Quilt owner's county:
Rowan County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Brantley
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1860
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1949
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Caucasian
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Presbyterian
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quiltmaker's county:
Iredell County
Quiltmaker's city:
Mooresville
Quiltmaker's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Johnston, Victor
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
5
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts; Children: Ethel, Victor, Jane, Willie, Winnie
Who photographed this quilt?
Yenne, Anne
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Details
Cite this Quilt
Johnston, Cynthia Clementin. Tree of Life Applique. 1800-1849. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-980. Accessed: 04/26/24
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