QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1468

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:

AA102

Alternate inventory control number:

AA102

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

10-29-1985; Parks and Rec. Building, Greenville, 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:

Eight-Point Star Surrounded by Sunburst

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Orange

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930s

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

1890-1900

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Clemens, Kay

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

12" x 12"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

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

Describe the quilt setting:

Orange sashing with blue squares

Sashing width:

3"

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Two borders on each end, one orange cotton border on each side; 3.5" orange; 2.5" blue

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Paisley print; Horizontal seams

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

23"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Print

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn

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:

Dark blue, white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

13

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

13

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Wheel design with spokes on blocks; Diamonds on set; Parallel lines on border

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

Eight pointed star set in a circle surrounded by pointed circle set in square

Quilt top made by:

Parker, Ann Jeanette

Quilted by:

Parker, Ann Jeanette

Where the quilt was made, city:

Taylor's Creek

Where the quilt was made, county:

Liberty County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

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:

Given to owner by her mother

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Owner has photo of quiltmaker

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:

Greenville

Quilt owner's county:

Pitt County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1874

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Taylor's Creek, Liberty County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Georgia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1953

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's city:

Bainbridge

Quiltmaker's state:

Georgia (GA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Martin, Berry Daniel

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Taylor's Creek, GA

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

Parker, Ivey

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

Dairy farmer

Number of children:

4

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, unknown location; Children: Charles Parker, Ivey Parker, Carrie Parker, Wilmer Parker

Who photographed this quilt?

Williams, Martha

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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