QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2778
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:
FC109
Alternate inventory control number:
FC109
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
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?
Purchased the quilt
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Carolina Lily
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Carolina Lily
How wide is the quilt?
96.25"
How long is the quilt?
98"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Blue or Navy; Pink
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1876-1900
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Circa 1890
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Paradise, Vicki
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
25
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
Sashing width:
5.75"
Number of borders:
3
Describe the borders:
Triple 7.5" cotton border: two are pieced, 2" pink and blue triangles, one is 3.5" white
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
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
Description of the back:
Domestic
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
35"
Describe the back:
Hand sewn
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; White binding
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
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)?
1/8"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16")
Describe the quilt filling:
Seeds
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:
20
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
20
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Block: diagonal, elbows 1/2" apart; Sashing: feathers, stars; Border: feathers, diagonal lines 1/2" apart
Where the quilt was made, city:
New Oxford
Where the quilt was made, county:
York County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Owner purchased quilt in New Oxford, PA; The lady I purchased it from said it was part of her father's inheritance of a beautiful PA farm in the 1880s and, as far as she knew, the quilt had always been in that house until I purchased it.
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
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 birth date:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Unknown
Who photographed this quilt?
Brown, J.E.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Carolina Lily. 1876-1900. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2778. Accessed: 04/19/24