QUILT INDEX RECORD
53-155-96
Who documented this quilt?
South Carolina Quilt History Project; South Carolina State Museum
South Carolina Quilt History Project Number:
AND-5
Number assigned by a museum or private collector:
SC 79.34.3
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:
c1890-1900
Do you know who made it (quiltmaker's name)?
Catlett, Lucy Tucker
Details on how you got the quilt:
Purchase or donation. Card with quilt says quilt was in great grandmother's wedding chest.
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt width:
82"
Quilt length:
70"
Design; pieced:
Piecing
Design:
Medallion or framed center
Pattern Name:
Sunburst
Fabrics; fiber types:
Cotton
Fabric styles:
Solid/plain
Backing description:
Backing; color:
Rust
Binding construction:
Separate binding applied
Notes on the binding:
Red
Batting materials:
Cotton
Needlework; excellent; good; utilitarian; hand; machine:
The needlework techniques are excellent.
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the damage:
Unwashed
Type of inscription:
Initials; Message
What is inscribed on the quilt?
"MACV from your mother" (V=Vance)
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
All rights reserved, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina
Cite this Quilt
Catlett, Lucy Tucke. Sunburst. 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=53-155-96. Accessed: 04/18/24