QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2778

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:

FC109

Alternate inventory control number:

FC109

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

12-02-1985; North Asheville Community Center, Asheville, 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

Owner's name for quilt:

Carolina Lily

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Carolina Lily

How wide is the quilt?

96.25"

How long is the quilt?

98"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Blue or Navy; Pink

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1876-1900

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

Circa 1890

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Paradise, Vicki

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

9.5" x 9.5"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Single white cotton sashing

Sashing width:

5.75"

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Triple 7.5" cotton border: two are pieced, 2" pink and blue triangles, one is 3.5" white

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

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

Description of the back:

Domestic

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

35"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; White binding

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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)?

1/8"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

Describe the quilt filling:

Seeds

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:

20

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

20

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: diagonal, elbows 1/2" apart; Sashing: feathers, stars; Border: feathers, diagonal lines 1/2" apart

Where the quilt was made, city:

New Oxford

Where the quilt was made, county:

York County

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 quilt in New Oxford, PA; The lady I purchased it from said it was part of her father's inheritance of a beautiful PA farm in the 1880s and, as far as she knew, the quilt had always been in that house until I purchased it.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

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?

Brown, J.E.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History