QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1707

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:

AA117

Alternate inventory control number:

AA117

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great grandson

When was the form filled out?

10-29-1985; Parks and Rec. Building, Greenville, 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:

Double Irish Chain

Brackman # or other source & #:

1014

How wide is the quilt?

82.75"

How long is the quilt?

84"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Mitered corner

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused; Unwashed

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Jak Tucker / 1881

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1881

Method used to make the inscription:

In the quilting

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

On front

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1861

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

1861

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

72

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5" x 10.5"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

Not specified

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

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:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic; Horizontal seams

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

30.5", 21.25", 31.25"

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step; Green

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; 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, white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: follows top design; Set: four parallel lines

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Inscription: Jak Tucker 1861

Quilt top made by:

Tucker, Abiline

Where the quilt was made, county:

Pitt County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Greenville

Quilt owner's county:

Pitt County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

James

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1820

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Pitt County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1864

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Pitt County

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Farmer

Number of children:

13

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker probably made other quilts, with heirs; Children: Jak, Addie, Edith, Susan, Benjamin, Jim, Mahlone, Lucy, Arden, Myrrah, Lou Vicey, Tom, Keeley

Who photographed this quilt?

Williams, Martha

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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