QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2976

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:

FF75

Alternate inventory control number:

FF075

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

06-14-1986; Folk Art Center, Asheville, 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?

82"

How long is the quilt?

85"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Other

Describe the damage:

Unspecified damage

Repairs:

Other

Describe the repairs:

Quilt top has been repaired; Last border cut off and turned under

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Before 1862

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

Circa 1840

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Genung, Peggy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Size of quilt blocks:

46" x 48"

Sashing width:

Not specified

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Triple border: 7.5" white, 3.5" print, 7" white

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

Many pieces

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Straight grain

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:

15

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

15

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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:

Unknown, Quiltmaker

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Owner received quilt from her mother. It was found on a dead mule during the Civil War by the owner's great uncle.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Appeared in the book "North Carolina Quilts"; plate 2-16.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Fairview

Quilt owner's county:

Buncombe County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

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

Who photographed this quilt?

Vanderveen, Fenno

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History