QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2676

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:

FA12

Alternate inventory control number:

FA012

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:

Pieced and Appliqued Red Basket

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Cherry Basket

Brackman # or other source & #:

664

How wide is the quilt?

85"

How long is the quilt?

86.75"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Mitered corner

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1900

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

1900

Who estimated the quilt's date?

McCarter, Sue

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

36 whole blocks, 9 half blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

9.5" x 9.5"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Single white cotton sashing; Hand sewn set

Sashing width:

4"

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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:

Domestic

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

34.5"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Red binding

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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")

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:

14

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

14

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

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

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

Knots on front

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?

Unknown

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

Local dry goods; Rehmel 1061

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?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History