QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2774
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:
FC105
Alternate inventory control number:
FC105
Person filling out this form is:
Niece of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
12-02-1985; North Asheville Community Center, Asheville, 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:
Leaf and Plume Applique
How wide is the quilt?
73"
How long is the quilt?
78"
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Green; Red; White; Yellow
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1876-1900
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1885
Who estimated the quilt's date?
McCarter, Sue
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
4
Size of quilt blocks:
32.5" x 32.5"
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single blue/white cotton border: two sides 4.5", two sides 6.5"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other applique
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
White with black print
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
4
Width of pieces on the back:
22.75"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Print
Describe the binding:
Machine sewn; Applied binding; Two-step; Yellow print
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
3/4"
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:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
12
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
Uneven
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Diamonds; Diagonal lines; Parallel lines
Quilt top made by:
Beard, Matie
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, city:
Westminster
Where the quilt was made, county:
Carroll County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Maryland (MD)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Photo of maker
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Asheville
Quilt owner's county:
Buncombe County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1877
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Wesminster, Carroll County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Maryland
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1965
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Quiltmaker
Quiltmaker's state:
Maryland (MD)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made over 400 quilts, some with family, some sold, some museum
Who photographed this quilt?
Weinkle, Mark
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Beard, Mati. Leaf and Plume Applique. 1876-1900. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2774. Accessed: 03/29/24