QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1985

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:

DA53

Alternate inventory control number:

DA053

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great granddaughter

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?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Pickle Dish variation

How wide is the quilt?

68"

How long is the quilt?

89"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Rust; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Stained

Type of inscription:

Date

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

White stem stitch

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1881

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

1881

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Nash, Stella

Further information concerning dates:

Dated 1881

Number of quilt blocks:

35

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5" x 11"

Describe the quilt setting:

White cotton; Similar to wedding ring with blue and brown tulip applique

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Triple border of 2" each: blue, brown and white cotton

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Rust brown; Possibly home dyed

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

Description of the back:

Brown, orange and grey print

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

47"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Color of backing

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Straight grain

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)?

3/16"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

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

Pickle Dish pattern (variation with square in corner with applique flower (tulip); Similar to Double Wedding Ring set

Quilt top made by:

Petree, Angelica

Quilted by:

Petree, Angelica

Where the quilt was made, city:

Winston-Salem

Where the quilt was made, county:

Forsyth County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

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:

Saved; Khin page 239

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Sketch on documentation sheet

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Pfafftown

Quilt owner's county:

Forsyth County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Schultz

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1842

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Forsyth County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1919

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Moravian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Forsyth County

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Schultz, _____

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

Farmer

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, with owner

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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