QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2899

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:

BB6

Alternate inventory control number:

BB006

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great nephew

When was the form filled out?

01-04-1986; Lester Building, Raeford, 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:

Friendship Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Friendship Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

77"

How long is the quilt?

97"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Green; Orange; Pink; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature; Other

Describe the type of inscription:

Location

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Names of friends, location, dates

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink; Stamped

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Hand drawn

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1855

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

1855

Who estimated the quilt's date?

CJ, Norma Breakiron

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

20" x 20.5"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Piped sashing, pink cotton; Hand sewn

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Sashing width:

1/8"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single appliqued border; Pink, green and orange appliqué on natural color cotton; 7", 7.5", 8"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Fugitive dye

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic; Natural color

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Width of pieces on the back:

25"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Pink/red print binding

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn; 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?

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:

Follows top design

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

Friends made square and wrote poems on each square

Quilt top made by:

McCallum, Laura

Quilted by:

McCallum, Laura

Where the quilt was made, city:

Roland

Where the quilt was made, county:

Robeson County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

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; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Unknown photo

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Appeared in the book "North Carolina Quilts"; plate 5-1, 5-2.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Red Springs

Quilt owner's county:

Robeson County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Roland, Robeson County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Highland Scot

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

At home, 2000 acre farm

Quiltmaker's county:

Robeson County

Quiltmaker's city:

Roland

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

McCallum, John

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Brown, Loveday

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Not married

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Unknown if quiltmaker made other quilts; Quiltmaker was one of three spinster sisters of wealthy plantation with many servants.

Who photographed this quilt?

Mena, Michael

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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