QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2088
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:
DA174
Alternate inventory control number:
DA174
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?
Inherited
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Floral Applique
How wide is the quilt?
74"
How long is the quilt?
99"
What color is the quilt?
Green; Red; Yellow
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1920-1930s
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Cathey, Gwen
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
12
Size of quilt blocks:
24" x 24"
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by other sashing
Describe the quilt setting:
Single green cotton bias tape sashing; Hand sewn set
Sashing width:
5/8"
Describe the borders:
Not specified
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other applique
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
None
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
Where the quilt was made, city:
Athens
Where the quilt was made, county:
Clarke 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:
Given during Depression to Dr. H.W. Birdsong for medical services rendered; Inherited by Henry W. Birdsong, Jr., owner's husband
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
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
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, Athens, GA; Made by two sisters
Who photographed this quilt?
Vanderveen
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Details
Cite this Quilt
Floral Applique. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2088. Accessed: 04/25/24