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21-17-1834

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:

CD70

Alternate inventory control number:

CD070

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

03-01-1986; YMCA, Durham, 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:

String Spiderweb

Brackman # or other source & #:

2727

How wide is the quilt?

64.5"

How long is the quilt?

78"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Circa 1909-1910

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

1909

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Not specified

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12 whole blocks, 3 half blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

15.25" x 15.25"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

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

Describe the quilt setting:

Single red and black checked sashing with blue striped corner blocks

Sashing width:

4"

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Strip/string Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Has been applied recently; Blue, maybe sheet

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

One piece

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Varies from 3/8" to 3/4" on sides and 1.5" to 4.5" on ends

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: radiating lines from center; set: straight lines

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

Quilted by owner's mother circa 1979

Quilt top made by:

Muse, Martha

Quilted by:

Castleman, Mildred

Where the quilt was made, city:

Carrollton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Carroll County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

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:

Quilt was in an old trunk by Lela Muse Moore; Owner's mother bought it at an estate auction of Lela and her husband; Quilt was a gift from the owner's mother who had quilted it

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Clothing scraps

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

Photo of quiltmaker, in Georgia

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Durham

Quilt owner's county:

Durham County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1854

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Georgia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1940

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch-Irish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's state:

Georgia (GA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Farmer

Number of children:

3

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, with family members in Georgia; Children: Newt, Lela, Leon; Owner has more complete bio info

Who photographed this quilt?

Brown, J.E.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

Cite this Quilt

Muse, Marth. String Spiderweb. 1901-1929. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-1834. Accessed: 03/28/24