
QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-912
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:
DA42
Alternate inventory control number:
DA042
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
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?
Received as a gift
This is a:
Finished quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Noonday/Rising Sun
Brackman # or other source & #:
479
How wide is the quilt?
88"
How long is the quilt?
90"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Brown; Green; Orange; White
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading
Time period:
1850-1875
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Unknown
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1860
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Newman, Joyce
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Size of quilt blocks:
16.5" x 16.5"; 14.5" x 14.5"; 14.5" x 16.5"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)
Describe the quilt setting:
Separated by patterned sashing: Two rows of white and brown pieced triangles with plain green strip between them; Machine pieced
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single 4.5" machine sewn and hand appliqued borders; Brown white and green cotton; Alternating flower applique and diamond strips
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 - brown is possibly faded from red
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
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:
31.75", 28.5", 27.375"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Solid/plain
Describe the binding:
Applied binding; Green
How is the binding made?
Machine sewn; Straight grain
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
3/8" in front; 5/8" in back
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Green on green areas, natural and red
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
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:
Visible knots on back; Conservation report on this quilt is in the NCQP archives; Made with sewing machine that was hand turned; Three different quilt block styles
Quilt top made by:
Marion, Margaret Elizabeth
Quilted by:
Marion, Margaret Elizabeth
Where the quilt was made, city:
Shoals
Where the quilt was made, county:
Surry County
Where the quilt was made, state:
North Carolina (NC)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Gift for daughter Alice
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
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:
Fabrics were home dyed; Khin 257
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
North Carolina Quilts: Selections from the NC Quilt Project, NC Museum of History, Raleigh, NC February 1 - June 11, 1989
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Photo of quiltmaker with owner
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Appeared in the book "North Carolina Quilts"; plate 4-13, 4-14; Sketch on documentation sheet
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Pinnacle
Quilt owner's county:
Stokes County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Hauser
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1827
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Surry County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
North Carolina
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1914
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
American
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Methodist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Quiltmaker's county:
Surry County
Quiltmaker's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Hauser, Samuel
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
11
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts; Children: Josephine, Sarah Valisha, Nannie, Samuel, Houston, Alice, Nathaniel, Eunice, Ella, Gray, Edward
Who photographed this quilt?
Manley, Roger
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Details
Cite this Quilt
Marion, Margaret Elizabet. Noonday/Rising Sun. 1850-1875. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-912. Accessed: 12/10/23
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