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
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