QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-830

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:

CN40; 1973.109.4

Alternate inventory control number:

CN040

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Curator of Textiles, NC Museum of History

When was the form filled out?

03-23-1987; NCMOH, Raleigh, NC

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

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:

French Star variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

3540

How wide is the quilt?

73.6"

How long is the quilt?

74.3"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Mitered corner

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains; Other

Describe the damage:

Small stain; Tear in border

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1915-1935

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

1925-1935

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Further information concerning dates:

Circa 1925

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

8

Size of quilt blocks:

14.25" x 14.25"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

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

Describe the quilt setting:

Single dark green sashing with red corner blocks

Sashing width:

3"

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:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic; Vertical seams

Width of pieces on the back:

34"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

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:

Green, red, white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: follows top design; Set and border: running diamonds

Quilt top made by:

Harris, Mary Louise

Where the quilt was made, city:

Knightdale

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wake 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:

Donated by Miss Ann Elizabeth Harris, Knightdale, NC, August 31, 1973.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Artistry in Quilts exhibit, NC Museum of History, Raleigh, NC, November 10, 1974-January 19, 1975.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's city:

Raleigh

Quilt owner's county:

Wake County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

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

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts; Donor and quiltmaker are sisters.

Who photographed this quilt?

Weinkle, Mark

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History