
QUILT INDEX RECORD
53-155-1541
What is the name of the documentation project?
South Carolina Quilt History Project
ID Number (number assigned by the documentation project):
ABB-19
Where are the records for this quilt stored?
McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt Owner Name:
Mrs. Mary Ann Allen
Quilt Owner City:
Greenville
Quilt Owner State:
South Carolina (SC)
Quilt Owner Country:
United States
Date (data was collected):
1984-03-31
Do you know the city where this quilt was made?
Abbeville
Do you know the county where this quilt was made?
Abbeville
Do you know the state where this quilt was made?
South Carolina (SC)
Do you know the country where this quilt was made?
United States
Do you know the time period when this quilt was made?
1850-1875
Do you know when this quilt was finished?
10/11/1850
Date provided by someone else, like a quilt appraiser:
c1850-1858
Do you know who made it (quiltmaker's name)?
Wright, L. D. (one of the quiltmakers)
How did you happen to get the quilt?
Inheritance
Details on how you got the quilt:
I inherited it from my uncle. The quilt was wrapped around the family silver and buried during the Civil War.
Do you know if she made other quilts? Do any of them still exist? Where are they now? Did the quiltmaker leave any letters or diaries that you know of? Where are these? Do you have quilts made by other people? Do you have relatives or friends who have quilts or make quilts?
The owner has quilt(s) made by a different maker. The owner is planning to make a quilt someday.
Did a group help make the quilt?
It was made by member's of my great-grandfather's singing school in appreciation for his teaching them to sing.
What is the ethnic background of the quiltmaker?
Scotch-Irish
Was this quilt made for a particular person?
It was made for my great-grandfather Hezikiah Washington Bowie. The members of Hezekiah Washington Bowie's singing school each did a square and had a quilting bee and party to put it together for him.
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt width:
93"
Quilt length:
80"
Design; applique:
Applique
Design; whole cloth; blocks; crazy; string; framed center; strip:
Block pattern
Pattern Name:
Album
Fabrics; new; old; scraps; same throughout:
Purchased new; Sewing scraps
Fabrics; solid colors; prints; plaids; stripes; checks:
Multiple scrap
Block orientation:
Straight
Set:
Side by side
Number of borders:
1
Border; pieced; applique; width; color:
Pink stripe
Other notes on backing:
Domestic
Binding; top folded under; bottom folded over; turned in; applied; self; machine, hand:
Separate binding applied; Bias grain
Batting; Cotton, wool, polyester; unknown; none:
Cotton
Batting: seeds visible?
Seeds visible
Needlework; excellent; good; utilitarian; hand; machine:
The needlework techniques are good.
Quilting; fans; clamshells; parallel lines; crossing lines; follows top design; floral designs; pictorial. Quilting stitches; small, medium; large; even; uneven:
Clamshells
Other quilt damage:
Unwashed
Decoration:
Embroidery
Details
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Restricted
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Cite this Quilt
Wright, L. D. (one of the quiltmakers. Album. 10/11/1850. From McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, South Carolina Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=53-155-1541. Accessed: 06/30/22