QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2675

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:

FA11

Alternate inventory control number:

FA011

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great-great granddaughter

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:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Embroidered to be done by age 12

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Embroidered

How wide is the quilt?

39"

How long is the quilt?

54.5"

What color is the quilt?

Pink

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Unspecified damage

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Fragile

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1850

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

Not specified

Who estimated the quilt's date?

McCarter, Sue

Further information concerning dates:

Owner's date is 1850

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

35

Size of quilt blocks:

7.75" x 8"

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Pink satin

Width of pieces on the back:

24.75"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

No binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Pieced to backing

Quilt top made by:

Wolfe, Sarah

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mystic

Where the quilt was made, county:

New London County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Connecticut (CT)

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:

Owner received quilt from her mother

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Other

Describe the source of the pattern:

Stamped or drawn

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Tryon

Quilt owner's county:

Polk County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Swayzey

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1838

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Mystic, New London County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Connecticut

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1907

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

New London County

Quiltmaker's city:

Mystic

Quiltmaker's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, Mystic, CT

Who photographed this quilt?

Weinkle, Mark

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History