QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2730
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:
AA11
Alternate inventory control number:
AA011
Person filling out this form is:
Son of quiltmaker
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?
Received as a gift
This is a:
Finished quilt
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?
78"
How long is the quilt?
94"
Shape of edge:
Scalloped
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Green; Pink; White; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1950
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1935-1950
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Sullivan, Kathy
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
20
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single 3.5" border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped
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
What color is the back of the quilt?
Blue or Navy
Width of pieces on the back:
30"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Solid/plain
Describe the binding:
Applied binding; Two-step; Blue
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; Hand sewn
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?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Single thread
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Blue
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
10
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Follows top design
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Quilted by the owner's aunt
Quilt top made by:
Kernan, Mrs. C.R.
Where the quilt was made, city:
Columbus
Where the quilt was made, county:
Muscogee County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Georgia (GA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Why was the quilt made?
Wedding
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new; Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Other
Describe the source of the pattern:
Family
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Owner has photo of quiltmaker
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 gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1895
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Woodbury
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Georgia
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Caucasian
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Methodist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quiltmaker's state:
Georgia (GA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Taylor, Henry
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Maria
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Mechanic
Number of children:
3
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, GA, AL, FL, NC; Children: Maie Kernan Simpson, Charles Reynolds, Nora Marie
Who photographed this quilt?
Williams, Martha
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Details
Cite this Quilt
Kernan, Mrs. C.R. Dresden Plate. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2730. Accessed: 04/20/24