QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1527

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:

CA14

Alternate inventory control number:

CA014

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

01-11-1986; Aldersgate Methodist Church, Chapel Hill, 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

Owner's name for quilt:

Lone Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Lone Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

4005

How wide is the quilt?

88"

How long is the quilt?

89.25"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Yellow; Red; Black

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1861

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

Circa 1860 or earlier

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Hall, Fannye

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

36"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; White binding

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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)?

1/8"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

Describe the quilt filling:

Seeds

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:

24

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

36

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design; Grape clusters and leaves and vine as fillers as well as watermelon or squash flowers vines and leaves

Quilt top made by:

Berry, Elizabeth

Quilted by:

Berry, Elizabeth

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hillsborough

Where the quilt was made, county:

Orange 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 donated to the museum by Mrs. John Lewis, Durham, NC 4.9.1965

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:

Photo of quiltmaker, Orange County Museum

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's city:

Hillsborough

Quilt owner's county:

Orange County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Vincent

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1803

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1888

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

French

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's county:

Orange County

Quiltmaker's city:

Hillsborough

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Vincent, Thomas

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

Berry, Captain John

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

Architect

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Unknown; Maker was the wife of architect John Berry (1798-1870), architect of the courthouse

Who photographed this quilt?

Manley, Roger

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History