QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1538

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:

CA24

Alternate inventory control number:

CA024

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Paternal grandmother's family

When was the form filled out?

01-11-1986; Aldersgate Methodist Church, Chapel Hill, NC

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rose Tree

How wide is the quilt?

94"

How long is the quilt?

98"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Green; Red; White; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Other

Describe the damage:

Chintz deteriorating

Repairs:

Other

Describe the repairs:

Repaired after 1856; edge turned to quilt back and Machine stitched, probably after edge frayed

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Before Civil War

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

Circa 1845-1850

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Kirkpatrick, Erma

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

25" x 26"

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single Hand pieced border: white, brown and red chintz, border is pieced in smaller sections with the same fabric; 10" side, 9.5" bottom, 9" top

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Fugitive dye; Green/blue overdye is faded in spots; One fabric faded to tan - originally red?

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Aged to tan

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

26"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Applied binding; Chintz

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)?

1/8"

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:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

14

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

16

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: follows top design with parallel lines; Border: single diagonal lines

Quilt top made by:

Creech, Anne

Quilted by:

Creech, Anne

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wayne or Duplin County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

When Yankees came through they took quilt to camp and Mr. Creech rescued from campground 1865 just before surrender.

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Owner inherited the quilt from her paternal grandmother, Anne Daley Creech

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Similar to Rehmel A295

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photo of quiltmaker, with owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Chapel Hill

Quilt owner's county:

Orange County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Daley

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1827

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Duplin County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1904

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Wayne and Duplin County

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Creech, Devereaux

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer, merchant

Number of children:

9

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, Chapel Hill, NC; Children: Three children reached maturity: Susan, Robert and Walter Devereaux

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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