QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2957

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:

EI77

Alternate inventory control number:

EI077

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great-great grandson

When was the form filled out?

11-08-1986; Knight Publications, Charlotte, 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

How wide is the quilt?

91"

How long is the quilt?

98"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Red; Rust; White; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Circa 1850

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

Circa 1840

Who estimated the quilt's date?

McCarter, Sue

Further information concerning dates:

Chintz: Circa 1800-1825; Print: 1815-1830; Quiltmaker: 1833

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of quilt blocks:

Various

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Triple border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step; Turquoise/rust

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

22

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

22

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Center double cross hatch; Rest of quilt in double lines

Quilt top made by:

Snell, Margaret Jennet Harris

Quilted by:

Snell, Margaret Jennet Harris

Where the quilt was made, city:

Charlotte

Where the quilt was made, county:

Mecklenburg County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Niece gave quilt to owner

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

No photo of quiltmaker

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

Appeared in the book "North Carolina Quilts"; plate 2-9. Sketch on documentation sheet.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Charlotte

Quilt owner's county:

Mecklenburg County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Harris

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1833

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Mecklenburg County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1857

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch-Irish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Mecklenburg County

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Snell, Samuel Kimmons Wilson

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Unknown

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Unknown if quiltmaker made other quilts; Children: Unknown; This quilt is fully documented on back of quilt.

Who photographed this quilt?

Yenne, Anne

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History