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:

AC131

Alternate inventory control number:

AC131

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

02-01-1986; First Presbyterian Church, Morehead City, 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

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Plume Circle Applique

How wide is the quilt?

85.75"

How long is the quilt?

85.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Other

Describe the damage:

Minor damage

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Before 1900

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

Circa 1880

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Klennon, Shirley

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

24.5" x 25"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by other sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Triple 1" sashing: red, white, red

Sashing width:

3"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 2" red border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic; Muslin

Width of pieces on the back:

27.5"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Describe the binding:

Machine sewn; Applied binding; White

How is the binding made?

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)?

3/8"

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:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Crosshatch; Follows top design

Quilt top made by:

Rhyne, Mary Caroline

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mt. Holly

Where the quilt was made, county:

Gaston County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Quilt was given to the owner by her mother

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Morehead City

Quilt owner's county:

Carteret County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Springs

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Mt. Holly, Gaston County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1906

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's county:

Gaston County

Quiltmaker's city:

Mt. Holly

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Rhyne, Moses H.

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

Farmer

Number of children:

11

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts; Children: James Arthur; Maker's son, James Arthur was the owner's father and the youngest child

Who photographed this quilt?

Manley, Roger

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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