QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

DA175

Alternate inventory control number:

DA175

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:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Floral Applique

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

90"

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Pink; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Fragile

Time period:

1901-1929

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

1920s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Paradise, Vicki

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9 whole blocks, 3 half blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

23" x 23"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by other sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Three strips with corner square having miniature of pattern rose; Brown and print cotton

Sashing width:

3/4" each

Number of borders:

Other

Describe the borders:

Border same as sashing; 3/4" each

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Brown used to be maroon; Quilt was washed, green background fabric now tan

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Natural color

Width of pieces on the back:

30"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Applied binding; Gold

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; 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)?

1/4"

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:

Brown, white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

18

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

18

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: follows design; Set: parallel lines

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?

Weinkle, Mark

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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