QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2437

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:

EW1

Alternate inventory control number:

EW001

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

09-07-1986; Charlotte, 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:

Lincoln's Platform

Brackman # or other source & #:

1935

How wide is the quilt?

64"

How long is the quilt?

72"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Gray; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Circa 1865

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

Circa 1865

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Not specified

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

72

Size of quilt blocks:

8" x 8"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the quilt setting:

Hand and machine sewn set

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Width of pieces on the back:

53"

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step; White

How is the binding made?

Bias 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:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

20

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

20

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Crosshatch

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

Albert wanted red and grey for baby daughter, bought fabrics upon return from the Battle of Chattanooga after Civil War

Quilt top made by:

Simkins, Margaret Ann

Where the quilt was made, city:

Corsica

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Made for baby daughter Alberta

Why was the quilt made?

Baby or crib

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; 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:

Father bought for baby daughter Alberta, age 2

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

No photo of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Charlotte

Quilt owner's county:

Mecklenburg County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Delp

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Simpkins, Albert

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, with owner

Who photographed this quilt?

Manley, Roger

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History