QUILT INDEX RECORD
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