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:

Print

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

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

All rights reserved, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina