QUILT INDEX RECORD

53-155-2583

Who documented this quilt?

South Carolina Quilt History Project

South Carolina Quilt History Project Number:

SPA-21

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt Owner's Name:

Ms. W. H. Arnold

Quilt Owner City:

Greenville

Quilt Owner State:

South Carolina (SC)

Quilt Owner Country:

United States

Date (data was collected):

1984-03-30

Do you know the city where this quilt was made?

Woodruff

Do you know the county where this quilt was made?

Spartanburg

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 the family said this quilt was made?

1850

Date provided by someone else, like a quilt appraiser:

c1870

How did you happen to get the quilt?

Inheritance

Details on how you got the quilt:

Handed down about 3 generation

Do you know the pattern name she used for this quilt? Do you know other names for this pattern?

My mother said it was called the "Temperance Quilt"

What church did the family go to?

Baptist

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch-Irish

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt width:

107"

Quilt length:

103"

Design:

Block pattern

Pattern Name:

Temperance quilt; Wheel of Fortune

Source of name; maker; owner, book:

Brackman 3461

Predominant Colors:

Blue; Green; Red; Yellow

Block orientation:

Straight

Set:

Side by side

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Describe the borders:

Chintz border

Width of pieces on the back:

31"

Notes on backing:

Domestic

Binding construction:

Separate binding applied

Notes on the binding:

Red print

Batting materials:

Cotton

Batting loft:

Thin

Notes on batting:

Seeds

Needlework; excellent; good; utilitarian; hand; machine:

The needlework techniques are excellent.

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Quilting description:

Follows top design

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

All rights reserved, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina