QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1097

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

North Carolina Museum of History

Who documented this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

North Carolina Quilt Project Number:

RAL015

Alternate inventory control number:

RAL015

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

10-20-1990; NCMOH, Raleigh, NC; Post documentation day

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:

Wedding Ring

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Wedding Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

303

How wide is the quilt?

62"

How long is the quilt?

76"

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Type of inscription:

Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

ANDERSON

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Unknown

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

1940

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Not specified

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

Quilt top made by:

Cleveland, Lonnie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Americus

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sumter County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Not specified

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Coded sheet only

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Ellerbe

Quilt owner's county:

Richmond 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:

Afro-American

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's city:

Americus

Quiltmaker's state:

Georgia (GA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Number of children:

6

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

No other quilts

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History