QUILT INDEX RECORD
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