QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1344

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:

AC254

Alternate inventory control number:

AC254

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great-great grandchild

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

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Nine Patch

Brackman # or other source & #:

2020

How wide is the quilt?

90"

How long is the quilt?

91"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Maroon; Orange

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Over 100 years old (1986)

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

1870

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Woodring, Sarah

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

8.25" x 8.25"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Single orange sashing

Sashing width:

2.5"

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Triple border: 2.75" maroon, 2.75" orange, 2.25" green

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Fugitive dyes

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Width of pieces on the back:

30.5"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Green binding

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; 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)?

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:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Crosshatch

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

Backing: Horizontal seams

Quilt top made by:

Gibbs, Mary

Where the quilt was made, city:

Beaufort

Where the quilt was made, county:

Carteret County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Owner: when we received quilt, did not look like it had ever been used

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

No photo of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Beaufort

Quilt owner's county:

Carteret County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Chadwick

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1822

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Beaufort, Carteret County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1872

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Carteret County

Quiltmaker's city:

Beaufort

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Farmer

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Unknown; Maker was married in 1841, so probably made along this time

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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