QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1205

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:

BM23

Alternate inventory control number:

XB023

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

11-17-1984; New Hanover County Museum, Wilmington, NC; Practice 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?

Other

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Orange Peel variation

How wide is the quilt?

71.5"

How long is the quilt?

86"

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Circa 1890

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

Circa 1890

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Roberson, Ruth

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Possibly home dyed, green has faded to olive

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Other

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Red, green, white

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

Resembles Orange Peel design but "peel" is pieced to look like flower bud

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Quiltmaker

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Other

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

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:

Wilmington

Quilt owner's county:

New Hanover 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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