QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2795

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:

GA15

Alternate inventory control number:

GA015

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

11-16-1985; Longs Chapel United Methodist Church, Junaluska, 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:

Drunkard's Path

Brackman # or other source & #:

1461A

How wide is the quilt?

70"

How long is the quilt?

82.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; White

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1901-1929

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

Circa 1915

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Clemens, Kay

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

480

Size of quilt blocks:

3.25" x 3.5"

Sashing width:

None

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:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Home dyed blue, brown?

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Like cheesecloth

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

31.75"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Applied binding; Tan

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)?

5/16"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

Hand carded; Pieces of hull

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Off-white, brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

yes

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:

Backing: Vertical seams; Fabrics may be dyed flour sacks; Knots on back

Quilt top made by:

Veal, Linda

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, county:

Pike County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Alabama (AL)

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

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:

Maggie Valley

Quilt owner's county:

Haywood County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hickman

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1871

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Alabama

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1936

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Pike County

Quiltmaker's state:

Alabama (AL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Veal, William David

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

Farmer

Who photographed this quilt?

Brown, J.E.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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