QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2668
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:
FA4
Alternate inventory control number:
FA004
Person filling out this form is:
Daughter of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
12-02-1985; St. James Episcopal Church, Hendersonville, 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
Owner's name for quilt:
Dresden Plate
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Friendship Ring
Brackman # or other source & #:
3488A
How wide is the quilt?
86.25"
How long is the quilt?
90.75"
What color is the quilt?
Pink; Green
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Time period:
1950-1975
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Finished in 1952
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1952
Who estimated the quilt's date?
KH
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
25
Size of quilt blocks:
14" x 14"
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)
Describe the quilt setting:
Pink sashing with green corner blocks
Sashing width:
Not specified
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
Double border: two sides pink and green; Two sides pink and green print
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Plaid; Print; Striped; Solid/plain; Checked; Dotted
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other applique
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Pink and green print
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
Multiple pieces
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
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Quilt top made by:
Sumrell, Belah Beatrice
Where the quilt was made, city:
Ayden
Where the quilt was made, county:
Pitt County
Where the quilt was made, state:
North Carolina (NC)
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:
Mother had given the unquilted top to a cousin and she gave it to me; Finished in 1952, probably was in the making for a few years
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps; 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:
Scraps from making clothing, feed sacks
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Photo of quiltmaker, with owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Hendersonville
Quilt owner's county:
Henderson County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Speight
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1896
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Pitt County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
North Carolina
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1963
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Scotch; Irish
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Baptist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Quiltmaker's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Pitt County, NC
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Pitt County, NC
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Sumrell, Clarence Craven
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
6
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, VA, DC, GA and WA; Children: Reginald, Marion, Winifred, Alene, Billy, Grace
Who photographed this quilt?
Not specified
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Sumrell, Belah Beatric. Dresden Plate. 1950-1975. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2668. Accessed: 04/26/24