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21-17-2697

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:

FA31

Alternate inventory control number:

FA031

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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?

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Bear's Paw

Brackman # or other source & #:

1879

How wide is the quilt?

68"

How long is the quilt?

82"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Mitered corner

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Describe the damage:

Somewhat faded

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Fragile

Type of inscription:

Other

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Bear's Paw / Madge Townley / Machine Quilted about 1900 / Bought in New Jersey 1985

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1900; 1985

Method used to make the inscription:

Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Unknown

Time period:

1901-1929

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

Circa 1900

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Paradise, Vicki

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30 whole Bear Paw blocks; 20 alternating blocks; 18 half alternating blocks; 4 corners; 1/2 5" block

Size of quilt blocks:

8" x 8"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the quilt setting:

Machine sewn set

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Triple border: 2.5" white, 1.25" pieced Sawtooth, 2.5" white cotton

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Lower left corner has small patch; Lower bottom has pieced backing - 2.5" to 3.5"

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

29"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Applied binding; White; Only hand stitching in quilt

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?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Double and 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:

1/2" diamonds all-over; Parallel lines in blocks

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

Backing: Horizontal seams

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

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

Owner purchased the quilt at an antique shop in Califon, NJ in 1983. Dealer's quote - made in Pennsylvania, very early (circa 1900?) completely machine made and quilted

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Asheville

Quilt owner's county:

Buncombe 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?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

Cite this Quilt

Bear's Paw. 1901-1929. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2697. Accessed: 03/29/24