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QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2730

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:

AA11

Alternate inventory control number:

AA011

Person filling out this form is:

Son of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

10-29-1985; Parks and Rec. Building, Greenville, 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

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?

78"

How long is the quilt?

94"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Pink; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1950

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

1935-1950

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 3.5" border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

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?

Blue or Navy

Width of pieces on the back:

30"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step; Blue

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; 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 are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Blue

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

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

Quilted by the owner's aunt

Quilt top made by:

Kernan, Mrs. C.R.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Columbus

Where the quilt was made, county:

Muscogee County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Other

Describe the source of the pattern:

Family

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

Owner has photo of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Greenville

Quilt owner's county:

Pitt County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1895

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Woodbury

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Georgia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's state:

Georgia (GA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Taylor, Henry

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Maria

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

Mechanic

Number of children:

3

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, GA, AL, FL, NC; Children: Maie Kernan Simpson, Charles Reynolds, Nora Marie

Who photographed this quilt?

Williams, Martha

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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Cite this Quilt

Kernan, Mrs. C.R. Dresden Plate. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2730. Accessed: 03/29/24