QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2696

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:

AA175

Alternate inventory control number:

AA175

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

10-29-1985; Parks and Rec. Building, Greenville, 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?

Other

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Caesar's Crown

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Caesar's Crown

Brackman # or other source & #:

3643

How wide is the quilt?

73.75"

How long is the quilt?

85.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1876-1900

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

1890

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

13.5" x 13.5"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the quilt setting:

Single sashing with corner squares

Sashing width:

4"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 8.75" green cotton border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic; Ecru color

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

25.5", 23", 24.75"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn

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:

16

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

16

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: follows top design; Set: vertical lines crossed by diagonal, corner squares have "X"; Border: triple diagonal

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Quiltmaker

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Other

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Found in attic in Fairmount, NC

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Greenville

Quilt owner's county:

Pitt 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

Who photographed this quilt?

Williams, Martha

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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