QUILT INDEX RECORD

53-155-97

Who documented this quilt?

South Carolina Quilt History Project; South Carolina State Museum

South Carolina Quilt History Project Number:

AND-6

Number assigned by a museum or private collector:

SC 79.34.4

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

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

1876-1900

Date provided by someone else, like a quilt appraiser:

1895

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:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Quilt width:

78"

Quilt length:

70"

Design:

Block pattern

Pattern Name:

Crazy Quilt

Fabrics, source:

Sewing scraps

Fabric styles:

Multiple scrap

Other fabrics:

Cross, Mason's emblem

Set:

Side by side

Number of quilt blocks:

90

Binding construction:

Unfinished/raw edge

Notes on the binding:

None

Batting materials:

No filling

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

The needlework techniques are excellent.

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"MAC", "LNC", "LTC", "JCV", "LV", "JGC"

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1895

How was it inscribed?

Embroidery

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

All rights reserved, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina