QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2936

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:

DB80

Alternate inventory control number:

DB080

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

11-09-1985; Greensboro Historical Museum, Greensboro, 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

Owner's name for quilt:

Friendship

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Friendship Applique Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

68"

How long is the quilt?

74.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Brown; Orange; Green; Blue or Navy; Beige or Tan

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

End of Civil War

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

1865

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Kirkpatrick, Erma

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

12" x 12"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the quilt setting:

Blue cotton sashing with tan corner squares; Hand sewn

Sashing width:

5"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

5" on two sides, 2.25" on two sides; Blue cotton with tan corner squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Free embroidery; Tan, pink and gold; Leaf and chain stitch from center floral design to buds; On applique blocks

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Vertical seams

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

20.5", 24", 23.5"

Describe the back:

Solid/plain; Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step; Antimony orange

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Hand sewn

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 thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

Describe the quilt filling:

Seeds

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White, blue

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

16

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: follows top design with clamshell behind; Set parallel diagonal lines; Border: clamshell and parallel lines; Joining square: floral design

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

Quiltmaker was helped by friends

Quilt top made by:

Inman, Mary

Where the quilt was made, county:

Robeson 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?

Commemorative

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps; Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Other

Describe the source of the pattern:

Squares from friends

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Appeared in the book "North Carolina Quilts"; plate 5-2.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

High Point

Quilt owner's county:

Guilford County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Gaddy

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

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

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Number of children:

2-3

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts; Children: One child was named Christian Orella; Squares were given by friends and quilted when soldiers returned; Quilting was followed by a dance that night

Who photographed this quilt?

JEB

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History