QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Mountain Heritage Center

Who documented this quilt?

Mountain Heritage Center; Southern Appalachian Quilts

Mountain Heritage Center's Accession Number:

MHC2005.06.002

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Great Granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

2005

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift; Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Currants and Cockscombs

Owner's name for quilt:

Thistles

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Coxcomb & Currants; Grapes & Oak Leaf

Brackman # or other source & #:

16.61 Applique

How wide is the quilt?

65"

How long is the quilt?

83"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Gold; Cream; Coral; Brown; Blue or Navy; Beige or Tan; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains; Tears or holes; Discoloration or dyes ran; Dirty

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Colored fabrics: faded blue stems might have been green originally.

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1900 - 1910

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Merikay Waldvogel

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

4

Size of quilt blocks:

33" x 33"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Border on top and bottom of quilt Top: left 9"; right 8 1/4" Bottom: left 6 1/2; right 7 3/8"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap; Hand-dyed; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine outline of each applique element.

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

32 1/2" each

Describe the back:

Solid/plain; Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thick (More than 3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

Batting various colors of cotton.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

3

Width between quilting lines:

2 1/8" - 2 3/8"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Outline; Echo

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Note single red berry.

Quilt top made by:

Grandmother, of Emma Lee Owensby Ramsey

Quilted by:

Ramsey, Emma Lee Owensby

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Was given to a granddaughter on the occasion of her marriage in 1907. A handwritten note accompanied the quilt reading "Blue Ribbon." No further information is available.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Wedding of Granddaughter

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Study or teaching aid; Museum collection; Exhibit

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Granddaughter of quilter,Emma Lee Owensby Ramsey, worked in a card room of a cotton mill in Cleveland county NC. Emma's spouse, Jessie Lee Ramsey, was employed as a weaver in a cotton mill.

Contests entered:

A handwritten note accompanied the quilt reading "Blue Ribbon." No further information is available.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Mountain Heritage Center Western Carolina University

Quilt owner's city:

Cullowhee

Quilt owner's county:

Jackson

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Granddaughter of quilter,Emma Lee Owensby Ramsey, worked in a card room of a cotton mill in Cleveland county NC. Emma's spouse, Jessie Lee Ramsey, was employed as a weaver in a cotton mill.

Who photographed this quilt?

Tim Barnwell

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Mountain Heritage Center