QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2929
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:
CN36; 1972.92.1
Alternate inventory control number:
CN036
Person filling out this form is:
Other
Source of the information on this quilt:
Curator of Textiles, NC Museum of History
When was the form filled out?
03-23-1987; NCMOH, Raleigh, NC
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Other
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:
Cotton Boll
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Cotton Boll Applique
How wide is the quilt?
89"
How long is the quilt?
106.3"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
Green; Red; White
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Type of inscription:
Other
Describe the type of inscription:
Inscription
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Fine Long Cloth; Grafton A
Method used to make the inscription:
Ink; Stamped
Location of inscription:
on back
Time period:
1850-1875
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1851-1860
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1850-1870
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Sullivan, Kathy
Further information concerning dates:
Circa 1860
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
9 whole blocks; 3 half blocks
Size of quilt blocks:
24" x 24"
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)
Describe the quilt setting:
Hand sewn single sashing; Pieced red and green Flying Geese Corner blocks are appliqued rosebud on stem with leaves
Sashing width:
4"
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Same as sashing
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Domestic; Vertical seams
Width of pieces on the back:
29"
Describe the back:
Hand sewn
How is the binding made?
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)?
Scant 1/4"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
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:
Red, green, white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
18
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
18
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo; Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
Top: follows top design, echo; Set and border: outline
Quilt top made by:
Johnson, Frances
Where the quilt was made, city:
Cherry Hill
Where the quilt was made, county:
Caswell County
Where the quilt was made, state:
North Carolina (NC)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Donated by Mrs. William Taylor Long, Blanch, NC, April 6, 1972.
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Artistry in Quilts exhibit, NC Museum of History, Raleigh, NC, November 10, 1974-January 19, 1975; North Carolina Quilts: Selections from the NC Quilt Project, NC Museum of History, Raleigh, NC February 1 - June 11, 1989
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Appeared in the book "North Carolina Quilts"; plate 3-24.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's city:
Raleigh
Quilt owner's county:
Wake County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1782
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1872
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Unknown
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Donor's husband is great-grandson of quiltmaker.
Who photographed this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Johnson, France. Cotton Boll. 1850-1875. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2929. Accessed: 04/23/24
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Essay
North Carolina Quilts
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