QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2717
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:
FA50
Alternate inventory control number:
FA050
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Granddaughter-in-law
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?
Received as a gift
This is a:
Finished quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Dresden Plate variation
Brackman # or other source & #:
3628
How wide is the quilt?
73.5"
How long is the quilt?
87.25"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Describe the corners:
Mitered corner
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Other
Describe the damage:
Unspecified damage
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Fragile
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1935
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1935
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Not specified
Number of quilt blocks:
20
Size of quilt blocks:
16" x 16.5"
Describe the quilt setting:
Hand and machine sewn set
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
Double border, both 1.75", pink and salmon cotton
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Various colors
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
What color is the back of the quilt?
Pink
Width of pieces on the back:
34.5", 33.5"
Describe the back:
Hand sewn; Solid/plain
Describe the binding:
Applied binding; Pink
How is the binding made?
Other
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
greater than one inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
1.75"
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:
14
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
14
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Follows top design
Quilt top made by:
Pickett, _____
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, city:
Lawton
Where the quilt was made, county:
Susquehanna County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Wedding gift; Made quilts for all grandchildren
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
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 gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1945
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Quiltmaker's county:
Susquehanna County
Quiltmaker's city:
Lawton
Quiltmaker's state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, Lawton, PA
Who photographed this quilt?
Brown, J.E.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Pickett, ____. Dresden Plate variation. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2717. Accessed: 04/19/24