QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2958

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:

EI265

Alternate inventory control number:

EI265

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great-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 Applique

How wide is the quilt?

97"

How long is the quilt?

99.75"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Pink; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Before 1835

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

Before 1835

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Eanes, Ellen

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Triple border: Red, white, red

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Very fine cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Buttonhole stitch embroidery around bouquets

Materials used to make the back:

Woven or homespun

Description of the back:

Vertical seams

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Width of pieces on the back:

26.5"

Describe the binding:

Applied 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)?

half inch - one inch

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

1/2"

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:

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; Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

First and third border: diagonal; Second border: crosshatch; Diamond center

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

Visible knots on front

Quilt top made by:

Parks, Ann Adeline

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

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

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:

Center fabric is pictured in the book on Baltimore quilts by Dena Katzenburg

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 2-5.

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:

Orr

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1803

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:

1835

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch-Irish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Mecklenburg County

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Orr, John Hanna

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Williamson, Mary

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

Merchant, farmer

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC; Children: Mary Adeline Parks Hutchison, first wife of E. Nye Hutchison; Mother of quiltmaker was the sister of the Reverend John and Reverend Samuel Williamson

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History