QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2868

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:

AA188

Alternate inventory control number:

AA188

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Niece by marriage

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?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Basket

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Basket

How wide is the quilt?

59"

How long is the quilt?

70"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Not specified

Method used to make the inscription:

Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Not specified

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

Top right hand corner

Time period:

1901-1929

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

1910

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5" x 10.5"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Single white cotton sashing

Sashing width:

1.5"

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Double border, 2.75" white, blue cotton

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine 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:

29.5", 32.5", 6"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Describe the binding:

One side sewn by machine; Blue

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Front turned to back; Machine sewn

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

3/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16")

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:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Quiltmaker

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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:

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

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Did not make other quilts

Who photographed this quilt?

Williams, Martha

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History