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

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