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21-17-2929

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:

CN36; 1972.92.1

Alternate inventory control number:

CN036

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Curator of Textiles, NC Museum of History

When was the form filled out?

03-23-1987; NCMOH, Raleigh, NC

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

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:

Cotton Boll

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Cotton Boll Applique

How wide is the quilt?

89"

How long is the quilt?

106.3"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Other

Describe the type of inscription:

Inscription

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Fine Long Cloth; Grafton A

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink; Stamped

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1851-1860

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

1850-1870

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Further information concerning dates:

Circa 1860

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9 whole blocks; 3 half blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

24" x 24"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the quilt setting:

Hand sewn single sashing; Pieced red and green Flying Geese Corner blocks are appliqued rosebud on stem with leaves

Sashing width:

4"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Same as sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic; Vertical seams

Width of pieces on the back:

29"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Straight grain

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)?

Scant 1/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

Red, green, white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

18

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

18

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Top: follows top design, echo; Set and border: outline

Quilt top made by:

Johnson, Frances

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cherry Hill

Where the quilt was made, county:

Caswell County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Donated by Mrs. William Taylor Long, Blanch, NC, April 6, 1972.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Artistry in Quilts exhibit, NC Museum of History, Raleigh, NC, November 10, 1974-January 19, 1975; North Carolina Quilts: Selections from the NC Quilt Project, NC Museum of History, Raleigh, NC February 1 - June 11, 1989

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Appeared in the book "North Carolina Quilts"; plate 3-24.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's city:

Raleigh

Quilt owner's county:

Wake County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1782

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1872

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Donor's husband is great-grandson of quiltmaker.

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

Cite this Quilt

Johnson, France. Cotton Boll. 1850-1875. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2929. Accessed: 03/29/24

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