Date Range : 1876-1900

Fabric Type and Color :

Cotton. The brown print, double pink, black print, floral/striped fabric in set blocks, and the manganese-brown print in upper half of the pieced blocks all date to the 1870s and 1880s. The red and black plaid in a few blocks on the bottom row is from the 1890s. Backing is made of cotton sacks dyed with black walnut hulls. Batting may be clothing or another sack.

Dimensions :

Quilt Size: 63" x 80"

Block Size: 8" x 8"

Construction : Pieced by hand. Quilted by hand all over in parallel lines one inch apart at 5 stitches to the inch showing on the surface. Binding is a separate Alamance plaid.

Quiltmaker : Unknown

Locale : Unknown

History/Comments :

Quilt purchased at an estate sale outside Durham, N.C. in 1964 for $5.00. A mill trademark is clearly visible: Eagle Mills Water Ground Meal From Seward & Mint Petersburg, VA. C. R. Bishop & Co. Bag Manufactures Petersburg, VA.