Quilt

Artist/Maker
Perkins, Margaret Salena
Place Made
Burke County North Carolina United States of America
Date Made
1825 – 1835
Medium
cotton –linen
Dimensions
HOA: 98; WOA: 98
Accession Number
1187.2
Description
MAKER: The maker of this quilt, Margaret Salena Perkins (1808-1883), was a granddaughter of John Perkins, who received a land grant in Burke County, North Carolina, from the Earl of Granville prior to the Revolutionary War. Margaret married Levi Laxton (1804-1879) also from Burke County.

DESCRIPTION: The cotton ground fabric was appliqued with cutout motifs from imported English Chintz. A homespun linen was used for the quilt backing. The chintz applique was applied to the ground fabric with a buttonhole stitch and quilted in a cross-hatch and clamshell design.

RELATED OBJECTS: Another chintz applique quilt made by Margaret Salena Perkins is in the MESDA Collection (acc.1187.1). mesda.org

History
The maker of this quilt, Margaret Salena Perkins (1808-1883), married Levi Laxton (1804-1879) from Burke County, North Carolina. The quilt descended through the maker’s son, Dr. Joseph Lavender Laxton (1838-1908), to his unmarried daughters. MESDA acquired the quilt in 1965.
Credit Line
Purchase Fund