QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

AC51

Alternate inventory control number:

AC051

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

01-18-1986; First Presbyterian, Morehead City, 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

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Log Cabin (Sunshine and Shadow variation)

Brackman # or other source & #:

2573

How wide is the quilt?

83"

How long is the quilt?

84"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused; Unwashed; Fragile

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Mattie W. Bowdick--Made By E.E. Matthews 1875

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1875

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Hand inked

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

March 1868 and 1875

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

1868-1875

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Number of quilt blocks:

100

Size of quilt blocks:

8.25" x 8.25"

Describe the quilt setting:

Hand sewn set

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Print; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Foundation pieced onto red and blue print blocks, each 8.25" squares

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Print

Describe the binding:

Applied binding

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Woven tape

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

Block pattern; Other; Helped by Mattie W. Burdick [1868]

Quilt top made by:

Matthews, E.

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Burdick, Mattie W.

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:

Quilt was found in Bergen County, NJ

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

No photo of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Gloucester

Quilt owner's county:

Carteret County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

E.

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

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Unknown if quiltmaker made other quilts; Two names and dates are on quilt

Who photographed this quilt?

Manley, Roger

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History