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South Carolina Quilt History Project
The project culminated in several exhibitions and publications. Social Fabric: South Carolina Traditional Quilts (1985) and Comfort and Joy: South Carolina Quilts (1986) explored how early European and African settlement patterns in South Carolina’s three distinct geographic regions – the Lowcountry, the Midlands, and the Upcountry – influenced the state’s quilting traditions. Glorified Patchwork: South Carolina Crazy Quilts (1989) explored the national “craze” of quilt design by showcasing examples of 19th century South Carolina crazy quilts.
The Folklife Resource Center at McKissick Museum houses the documentary materials generated during the project. Printed ephemera in the collection includes articles on quilting, essays by Laurel Horton, and exhibition catalogs.
South Carolina Quilt History Project Records housed: Folklife Resource Center, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina
Dates: 1983-1986 (completed)
Parameters: 46 counties, Total Quilts: 3,000 (est.)
Database: ​Project records are maintained in a MS Access database. - Authored by Saddler Taylor, Chief Curator of Folklife & Fieldwork, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, September 2020
Publications:
Horton, Laurel, and Lynn Robertson Myers. Social Fabric: South Carolina Traditional Quilts, South Carolina Quilt History Project, 1983—1985. McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina (Exhibition catalog), 1985.
Comfort and Joy: South Carolina Quilts, McKissick Museum, 1986
Glorified Patchwork: South Carolina Crazy Quilts. McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, 1989.
Mosaic Quilts: Paper Template Piecing in the South Carolina Low Country. Curious Works and The Charleston Museum, Greenville/Charleston: SC, 2002.
To view South Carolina Quilt History Project form, click here.
- Authored by Saddler Taylor, Chief Curator of Folklife & Fieldwork, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, September 2020
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Quilt Title
Artist Name Contributer
1800 Location, Place
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Quilt Size: 61 inches x 61 inches
Fabrics: Cotton, Geometric, Novelty, Solid/plain
Construction: Machine Piecing
Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting
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