QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Mountain Heritage Center

Who documented this quilt?

Mountain Heritage Center; Southern Appalachian Quilts

Mountain Heritage Center's Accession Number:

MHC88.01.001

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector

When was the form filled out?

1988; 2004

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt collector; Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Tulip

How wide is the quilt?

69 3/4"

How long is the quilt?

89 3/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White; Yellow

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Dirty; Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains; Tears or holes

Time period:

Timespan

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

1850-1900

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Aly Goodwin; Merikay Waldvogel

Further information concerning dates:

Exhibits strong North Carolina characteristics of mid-nineteenth century applique quilts.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

18" x 17"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks; Separated by pieced pattern sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Sashing width:

3 3/4"

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

green 1 1/4" yellow 1 1/4" green 1 1/4" red 1/4"on three sides only (with the final side in yellow 1/4") these measurements are averages. In several locations the yellow strip is wider and the green strips are narrower.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Triple strip borders set with small pieced blocks at intersections.

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

29"; 9 1/4"; 30"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn

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 thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

hand carded

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Width between quilting lines:

3/4"; 1/2"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines; Elbow/fan; Outline; Triple parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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

This tulip quilt exhibits strong North Carolina characteristics of mid-nineteenth century applique quilts: the pattern block, the colors, and the triple strip border set with small pieced blocks at intersections.

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

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

Purchased by donor at Robert Brunk Auction house in Asheville, NC.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Exhibit; Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

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

See also close-up of block 88.01.001a

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Mountain Heritage Center Western Carolina University

Quilt owner's city:

Cullowhee

Quilt owner's county:

Jackson

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

Tim Barnwell

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Mountain Heritage Center

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