QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

FA4

Alternate inventory control number:

FA004

Person filling out this form is:

Daughter of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

12-02-1985; St. James Episcopal Church, Hendersonville, 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:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Owner's name for quilt:

Dresden Plate

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Friendship Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

3488A

How wide is the quilt?

86.25"

How long is the quilt?

90.75"

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Finished in 1952

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

1952

Who estimated the quilt's date?

KH

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

14" x 14"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the quilt setting:

Pink sashing with green corner blocks

Sashing width:

Not specified

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Double border: two sides pink and green; Two sides pink and green print

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Print; Striped; Solid/plain; Checked; Dotted

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Pink and green print

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

Multiple pieces

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

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Quilt top made by:

Sumrell, Belah Beatrice

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ayden

Where the quilt was made, county:

Pitt County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Mother had given the unquilted top to a cousin and she gave it to me; Finished in 1952, probably was in the making for a few years

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps; Purchased new

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:

Scraps from making clothing, feed sacks

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photo of quiltmaker, with owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Hendersonville

Quilt owner's county:

Henderson County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Speight

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1896

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Pitt County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1963

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch; Irish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Pitt County, NC

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Pitt County, NC

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Sumrell, Clarence Craven

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

Farmer

Number of children:

6

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, VA, DC, GA and WA; Children: Reginald, Marion, Winifred, Alene, Billy, Grace

Who photographed this quilt?

Not specified

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History