QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-830
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
North Carolina Museum of History
Who documented this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
North Carolina Quilt Project Number:
CN40; 1973.109.4
Alternate inventory control number:
CN040
Person filling out this form is:
Other
Source of the information on this quilt:
Curator of Textiles, NC Museum of History
When was the form filled out?
03-23-1987; NCMOH, Raleigh, NC
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Other
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
This is a:
Finished quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
French Star variation
Brackman # or other source & #:
3540
How wide is the quilt?
73.6"
How long is the quilt?
74.3"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
Mitered corner
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Green; Red; White
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading; Stains; Other
Describe the damage:
Small stain; Tear in border
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1915-1935
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1925-1935
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Sullivan, Kathy
Further information concerning dates:
Circa 1925
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
8
Size of quilt blocks:
14.25" x 14.25"
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)
Describe the quilt setting:
Single dark green sashing with red corner blocks
Sashing width:
3"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Domestic; Vertical seams
Width of pieces on the back:
34"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Solid/plain
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
1/4"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Single thread
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Green, red, white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
Uneven
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Block: follows top design; Set and border: running diamonds
Quilt top made by:
Harris, Mary Louise
Where the quilt was made, city:
Knightdale
Where the quilt was made, county:
Wake County
Where the quilt was made, state:
North Carolina (NC)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Donated by Miss Ann Elizabeth Harris, Knightdale, NC, August 31, 1973.
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Artistry in Quilts exhibit, NC Museum of History, Raleigh, NC, November 10, 1974-January 19, 1975.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's city:
Raleigh
Quilt owner's county:
Wake County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Unknown
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts; Donor and quiltmaker are sisters.
Who photographed this quilt?
Weinkle, Mark
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Harris, Mary Louis. French Star variation. 1901-1929. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-830. Accessed: 07/27/24