QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

EB255

Alternate inventory control number:

EB255

Person filling out this form is:

Niece of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

11-23-1985; Arts/Science Museum, Statesville, 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?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Dixie Rose

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Original Applique

How wide is the quilt?

82.5"

How long is the quilt?

91"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Good to fair condition

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1860

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

Before 1860

Who estimated the quilt's date?

McCarter, Sue

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

19" x 19"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by other sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Red cording in sashing; Hand sewn

Sashing width:

2.5"

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Double appliqued border; White and green cotton, both 7.5"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Paisley; Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Paisley border and leaves

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Reverse Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Woven or homespun

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

27", 27", 10"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

Green binding

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand 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; Border: diagonal lines

Quilt top made by:

Williams, Sarah

Quilted by:

Williams, Sarah

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lilesville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Anson County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Other

Describe the source of the pattern:

Word of mouth

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:

Statesville

Quilt owner's county:

Iredell County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Lilesville, Anson County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

193-

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Anglo-Saxon

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Anson County

Quiltmaker's city:

Lilesville

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

Yenne, Anne

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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