QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2960

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:

EI267

Alternate inventory control number:

EI267

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?

103"

How long is the quilt?

107"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Pink; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

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

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Triple border: 5" tan, pink and green flowers; 8" white appliqued flowers; 11.5" multi floral

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

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Teal blue

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Woven or homespun

Description of the back:

Domestic; Vertical seams

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Width of pieces on the back:

35"

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; 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)?

3/8"

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:

14

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

14

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonal

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

Visible knots on back

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:

Fabric in center is pictured in Montgomery book on chintz, English, circa 1815.

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 2-6.

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, married E. Nye Hutchison

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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