QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2675
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:
FA11
Alternate inventory control number:
FA011
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great-great granddaughter
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:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Embroidered to be done by age 12
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Embroidered
How wide is the quilt?
39"
How long is the quilt?
54.5"
What color is the quilt?
Pink
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Damage:
Other
Describe the damage:
Unspecified damage
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Fragile
Time period:
1850-1875
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1850
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Not specified
Who estimated the quilt's date?
McCarter, Sue
Further information concerning dates:
Owner's date is 1850
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
35
Size of quilt blocks:
7.75" x 8"
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
None
Describe the borders:
No border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Pink satin
Width of pieces on the back:
24.75"
Describe the back:
Hand sewn
Describe the binding:
No binding
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Pieced to backing
Quilt top made by:
Wolfe, Sarah
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, city:
Mystic
Where the quilt was made, county:
New London County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Connecticut (CT)
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:
Owner received quilt from her mother
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Other
Describe the source of the pattern:
Stamped or drawn
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Tryon
Quilt owner's county:
Polk County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Swayzey
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1838
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Mystic, New London County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Connecticut
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1907
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
White
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Quiltmaker's county:
New London County
Quiltmaker's city:
Mystic
Quiltmaker's state:
Connecticut (CT)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, Mystic, CT
Who photographed this quilt?
Weinkle, Mark
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Wolfe, Sara. Embroidered to be done by age 12. 1850-1875. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2675. Accessed: 04/23/24