QUILT INDEX RECORD

53-155-95

What is the name of the documentation project?

South Carolina Quilt History Project; South Carolina State Museum

ID Number (number assigned by the documentation project):

AND-4

Number assigned by a museum or private collector:

SC 79.34.2

Where are the records for this quilt stored?

McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt Owner Name:

State Museum of South Carolina

Date (data was collected):

1984-01-10

Do you know the time period when this quilt was made?

1876-1900

Date provided by someone else, like a quilt appraiser:

c1875-1880

Do you know who made it (quiltmaker's name)?

Catlett, Mary Alice

Details on how you got the quilt:

Purchase or donation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt width:

84"

Quilt length:

68"

Design; whole cloth; blocks; crazy; string; framed center; strip:

Block pattern

Pattern Name:

North Carolina Lily

Fabrics; new; old; scraps; same throughout:

Sewing scraps

Fabrics; cotton; wool; silk; synthetic:

Cotton

Fabrics; solid colors; prints; plaids; stripes; checks:

Multiple scrap; Print; Solid/plain

Set:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of blocks:

20 pieced blocks, 12 plain blocks

Width of pieces in the backing:

29"

Other notes on backing:

Domestic

Binding; top folded under; bottom folded over; turned in; applied; self; machine, hand:

Separate binding applied

Notes on the binding:

Pink

Batting; Cotton, wool, polyester; unknown; none:

Cotton

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

The needlework techniques are excellent.

Quilting; tied; hand; machine:

Hand quilting

Other quilt damage:

Unwashed

Type of inscription:

Initials

Inscription on quilt:

"M.A.C."

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