QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1939

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:

DA5

Alternate inventory control number:

DA005

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

11-02-1985; Single Brothers Workshop, Old Salem, 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

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Roman Cross variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

2814

How wide is the quilt?

71"

How long is the quilt?

88.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Red; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Red is faded

Repairs:

Other

Describe the repairs:

Patched with brown

Time period:

1876-1900

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

Circa 1890

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

13" x 13"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Single brown cotton sashing; Hand sewn set

Sashing width:

3.5" to 3.625"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 3.25" brown cotton border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Plaid; Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Home dyed? backing; Red is faded

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic; Dyed

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

33"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Brown 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)?

3/8"

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:

Blocks: white; Sashes and border: brown

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: crosshatch; Set and border: continuous single diamond

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

Backing: Vertical seams

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Quiltmaker

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Winston-Salem

Quilt owner's county:

Forsyth County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Who photographed this quilt?

Brown, J.E.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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