
QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-1985
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:
DA53
Alternate inventory control number:
DA053
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great granddaughter
When was the form filled out?
11-02-1985; Single Brothers Workshop, Old Salem, 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:
Pickle Dish variation
How wide is the quilt?
68"
How long is the quilt?
89"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Brown; Rust; White
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Other
Describe the damage:
Stained
Type of inscription:
Date
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery
Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:
White stem stitch
Time period:
1876-1900
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1881
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1881
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Nash, Stella
Further information concerning dates:
Dated 1881
Number of quilt blocks:
35
Size of quilt blocks:
10.5" x 11"
Describe the quilt setting:
White cotton; Similar to wedding ring with blue and brown tulip applique
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
3
Describe the borders:
Triple border of 2" each: blue, brown and white cotton
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Rust brown; Possibly home dyed
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:
Brown, orange and grey print
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
Width of pieces on the back:
47"
Describe the back:
Hand sewn
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Color of backing
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; 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)?
3/16"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Follows top design
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Pickle Dish pattern (variation with square in corner with applique flower (tulip); Similar to Double Wedding Ring set
Quilt top made by:
Petree, Angelica
Quilted by:
Petree, Angelica
Where the quilt was made, city:
Winston-Salem
Where the quilt was made, county:
Forsyth 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
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Saved; Khin page 239
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Sketch on documentation sheet
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Pfafftown
Quilt owner's county:
Forsyth County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Schultz
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1842
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Forsyth County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
North Carolina
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1919
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
White
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Moravian
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quiltmaker's county:
Forsyth County
Quiltmaker's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Schultz, _____
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, with owner
Who photographed this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Details
Cite this Quilt
Petree, Angelic. Pickle Dish variation. 1876-1900. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-1985. Accessed: 12/09/23