QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2961

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:

EI268

Alternate inventory control number:

EI268

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?

104.5"

How long is the quilt?

104"

What color is the quilt?

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

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Damage:

Pencil or pen or marking lines

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:

2; 3

Describe the borders:

Double and triple border; First: appliqued; Second: white/multi; Third: tan, green and 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, cream

Materials used to make the back:

Woven or homespun

Description of the back:

Domestic

Width of pieces on the back:

30.5"

Describe the binding:

White 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)?

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

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:

Diagonal

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?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

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 2-7.

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' name(s):

Parks, David

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