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:

MHC2005.06.004

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?

Inherited; Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Double Wedding Ring

Owner's name for quilt:

Wedding Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

302

How wide is the quilt?

68"

How long is the quilt?

86"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Cream; Green; Lavender; Orange; Pink; Red; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Fold marks or creases

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1955

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Merikay Waldvogel

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

non-square blocks

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

34" each

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn

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?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

2 1/4"

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Grid/crosshatch; Outline; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

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

Background clear blue high grade cotton. Typical prints of the 1930s and 1940s. Wonderful array of 1930s prints.

Quilt top made by:

Ramsey, Emma Lee Owensby

Quilted by:

Ramsey, Emma Lee Owensby

Where the quilt was made, city:

King's Mountain

Where the quilt was made, county:

Cleveland

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Quilt is presently used as:

Exhibit; Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes; Purchased new; Sewing scraps

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

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.

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 maiden name:

Owensby, Emma Lee

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

07/24/1889

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

11/28/1907

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Worked in a card room of a cotton mill in Cleveland county NC.

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Owensby, William Lee

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Owensby, Florence Olivey

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Ramsey, Jessie Lee

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Employed as a weaver in a cotton mill.

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

Who photographed this quilt?

Tim Barnwell

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Mountain Heritage Center