QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-4234

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

West Virginia Department of Archives and History

Who documented this quilt?

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search

The West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search Number:

60052

When was the form filled out?

April 20, 1992

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

MM, Key by: MM

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

PRINCETON

Owner's name for quilt:

MR. FORBES'S QUILT

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

FOUR PATCH, 4 PATCH VARIATION

Brackman # or other source & #:

1101, p. 137

How wide is the quilt?

67

How long is the quilt?

68.5

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1875

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

1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

11.75 X 11.75

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

4.5

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Solid/plain; Plaid

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Gingham

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Print

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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, Cotton thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

BLACK

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

FORBES, CAROLINE

Where the quilt was made, city:

KINGS CROSSROADS

Where the quilt was made, county:

PITT

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1989

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

This quilt made entirely from plaids, stripes and checks in North Carolina is probably made from scraps from the fabric mills in Alamance County.

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

PHILLIPS

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1855

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

ENGLISH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Other

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PRESBYTERIAN

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOUSEWIFE

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

FORBES, ALBERT

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

FARMER

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker's burialplace: KING'S CROSSROAD, NC

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search