QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-980

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:

EA240

Alternate inventory control number:

EA240

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandson

When was the form filled out?

11-16-1985; Rowan Tech, Salisbury, 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:

Tree of Life Applique

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Chintz Medallion Applique

How wide is the quilt?

94.25"

How long is the quilt?

98"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Red

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

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

1800-1825

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Woodring, Sarah

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Hand sewn set

Sashing width:

5.25"

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Triple plain border, 11.5" wide

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

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:

Other

Description of the back:

Horizontal seams

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

Applied binding

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; 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:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

18

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

18

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Crosshatch 5 lines; Chintz: single diagonal lines; Plain with appliqued: five lines

Quilt top made by:

Johnston, Cynthia Clementine

Quilted by:

Johnston, Cynthia Clementine

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mooresville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Iredell 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?

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

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

Appeared in the book "North Carolina Quilts"; plate 2-12. Sketch on documentation sheet.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Mount Ulla

Quilt owner's county:

Rowan County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Brantley

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1860

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1949

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Iredell County

Quiltmaker's city:

Mooresville

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Farmer

Number of children:

5

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts; Children: Ethel, Victor, Jane, Willie, Winnie

Who photographed this quilt?

Yenne, Anne

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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