QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1243

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:

AC146

Alternate inventory control number:

AC146

Person filling out this form is:

Niece of quiltmaker

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?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Child's bed quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Bear Paw

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Bear's Paw and others

How wide is the quilt?

50"

How long is the quilt?

66"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Mitered corner

What color is the quilt?

Black; Green; Blue or Navy; Red; Brown

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Early 1920s

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

1920s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Roberson, Ruth

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

12.5" x 12.25"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the quilt setting:

Single green sashing with wine colored corner squares; Hand sewn set

Sashing width:

3.5"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 3" green cotton print border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Plaid; Print; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

Width of pieces on the back:

34.25"

Describe the back:

Solid/plain; Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

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

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonal lines

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

Bear Paw in nine blocks; Chinese block variation in two blocks; Others not identified; Knots on back

Quilt top made by:

Davis, Hattie

Quilted by:

Davis, Hattie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Macon

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

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?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Other

Describe the source of the pattern:

Inherited

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photo of quiltmaker, in family album

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Marshallberg

Quilt owner's county:

Carteret County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1867

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Smyrna, Carteret County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1940s

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Librarian

Quiltmaker's city:

Macon

Quiltmaker's state:

Georgia (GA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Davis, Whittington

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Sabra

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, with other family members

Who photographed this quilt?

Yenne, Anne

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History