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[Quilt: Wheel pattern]

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Title	[Quilt: Wheel pattern]
Creator	Pannell, Rebecca Jane
Medium of Original	crafts
Date of Orginal	1880/1910
Dimensions	75" x 66.5"
Description	This hand-pieced and hand-quilted quilt in the "Wheel" or "Sunburst" pattern was likely made by Rebecca Jane Pannell (1890-1925) of Jackson County, NC. Most of the print fabrics date from the late 1800's. The quilt thread is dark brown and the quilting pattern varies in each block from concentric circles to triangular rays to parallel lines. The backing is cotton fabric dyed dark brown using black walnut hulls. Home dyeing fabrics for quilts was common in rural North Carolina communities during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Subject - Topic	Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Quilts -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category	textiles
Time Period	1890s 1900s (Decade)
Location	Jackson County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Western Carolina University Mountain Heritage Center
Collection	Fisher-Monteith Collection
Inventory Number	MHC_2001_01_001
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Mountain Heritage Center, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723