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North Carolina Lily

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

53-155-95

Who documented this quilt?

South Carolina Quilt History Project; South Carolina State Museum

South Carolina Quilt History Project Number:

AND-4

Number assigned by a museum or private collector:

SC 79.34.2

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt Owner's Name:

State Museum of South Carolina

Date (data was collected):

1984-01-10

Do you know the time period when this quilt was made?

1876-1900

Date provided by someone else, like a quilt appraiser:

c1875-1880

Do you know who made it (quiltmaker's name)?

Catlett, Mary Alice

Details on how you got the quilt:

Purchase or donation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt width:

84"

Quilt length:

68"

Design:

Block pattern

Pattern Name:

North Carolina Lily

Fabrics, source:

Sewing scraps

Fabrics; fiber types:

Cotton

Fabric styles:

Multiple scrap; Print; Solid/plain

Set:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of quilt blocks:

20 pieced blocks, 12 plain blocks

Width of pieces on the back:

29"

Notes on backing:

Domestic

Binding construction:

Separate binding applied

Notes on the binding:

Pink

Batting materials:

Cotton

Needlework; excellent; good; utilitarian; hand; machine:

The needlework techniques are excellent.

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the damage:

Unwashed

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"M.A.C."

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

All rights reserved, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina

Cite this Quilt

Catlett, Mary Alic. North Carolina Lily. 1876-1900. From McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, South Carolina Quilt History Project; South Carolina State Museum. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=53-155-95. Accessed: 03/28/24