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21-17-2581

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:

EW265

Alternate inventory control number:

EW265

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

11-18-1986; Retirement Home, Charlotte, 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?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

New York Beauty variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

1079

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

94"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Gold; Green; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

Type of inscription:

Initials; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

M.E. Plonk

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Red and wine embroidery

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

1870-1880

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Roberson, Ruth

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9 whole; 3 halves

Size of quilt blocks:

17" x 17"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by other sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Sashing has red, yellow and green print buds and vine on a white ground; Hand and machine sewn; Red, gold and white corner blocks

Sashing width:

7"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single cotton border of appliqued bud and vines in red and green and yellow

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

White ground; Yellow-green color

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique; Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Embroidery on buds

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Fine cotton with a slight sheen, same as ground on top

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:

25"

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Applied binding; Two-step; Green and yellow print

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:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

16

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

16

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Sashing and border: follows top design and filled in ground fabric with clamshell, less than 1"

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

Inside triangle points vary from 6 to 9; Outside triangle points vary from 13 to 18; 7" corner blocks have a different number of points, white fabric, some have 15, 16, 17, 18, 19; Fine and beautiful quilting

Where the quilt was made, county:

Rutherford 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:

Husband purchased quilt for owner

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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:

Charlotte

Quilt owner's county:

Mecklenburg County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

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

Who photographed this quilt?

Brown, J.E.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

Cite this Quilt

New York Beauty variation. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2581. Accessed: 03/29/24