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QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2956

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:

EH173

Alternate inventory control number:

EH173

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great niece in law

When was the form filled out?

11-01-1986; Home Extension Building, Concord, 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

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Chintz Medallion Broderie Perse

How wide is the quilt?

93"

How long is the quilt?

98.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Green; Red; Rust; White

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused; Unwashed; Dry cleaned

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Unknown

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

Circa 1800-1825

Who estimated the quilt's date?

McCarter, Sue

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Medallion size:

17" x 22.5" oval in 34" x 34" square

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

Various

Describe the borders:

Series of borders surrounding center medallion: 3.75" floral of three prints; 3.5" rust geometric; 14.5" leaf and vine broderie perse

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Rust may be from earlier day

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Fine cotton; Vertical seams

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Width of pieces on the back:

42"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step; Green

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)?

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:

Clamshell

Describe the quilting designs used:

Five rows of parallel lines; Triple clamshell; Set: diagonal lines

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

Broderie perse technique; Appliqued oval floral center; Medallion set diagonally; 4" border; Oval ring around center leaves in corner of outer border; Large triangles - flowers in circles and triangular shape

Quilt top made by:

Young, Annie

Quilted by:

Young, Annie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Concord

Where the quilt was made, county:

Cabarrus County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Hope chest

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Owner's husband inherited the quilt.

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Purchased fabrics

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

Appeared in the book "North Carolina Quilts"; plate 2-10, 2-11. Two sheet concerning genealogy of Jean White.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Concord

Quilt owner's county:

Cabarrus County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

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:

Made other quilts; Quiltmaker's' fiancee was killed; she never married. She gave in will to her namesake, Annie Young Corzine.

Who photographed this quilt?

Yenne, Anne

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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Cite this Quilt

Young, Anni. Chintz Medallion Broderie Perse. 1800-1849. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2956. Accessed: 03/28/24

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