QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1840

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:

CD76

Alternate inventory control number:

CD076

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Daughter-in-law

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?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Butterfly Appliqué

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Appliqué Butterfly

How wide is the quilt?

72.75"

How long is the quilt?

80"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Other

Describe the damage:

Damaged on one end

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1937

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

1930s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Paradise, Vicki

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

26 whole blocks, 12 half blocks, 4 quarter blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

11" x 11"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

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

Describe the quilt setting:

Single blue sashing with white corner square; Machine sewn set

Sashing width:

2"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 2" blue border on each end

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Blue

Width of pieces on the back:

33.5"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn

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)?

3/8" to 1/2"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Double 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:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: follows top design; Set: parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Bell, Annie

Quilted by:

Bell, Annie

Where the quilt was made, county:

Johnston 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:

Mother-in-law still owns quilt

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:

Scrap bag

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

Photo of quiltmaker, with owner

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 maiden name:

Smith

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1921

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Johnston County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Still living [1986]

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English?

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Nurse

Quiltmaker's county:

Johnston County

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Smith, Howard

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Johnston County, NC

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Lee, Amelia

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Johnston County, NC

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

Ran an office supply store

Number of children:

1

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, with owner and quiltmaker; Children: Albert Fleming Bell II; Quilt was made when maker was 16

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History