QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-274

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

North Carolina Museum of History

Who documented this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

North Carolina Quilt Project Number:

AA2

Alternate inventory control number:

AA002

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

10-29-1985; Parks and Rec. Building, Greenville, NC

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

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

Made the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Broken Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Broken Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

4007

How wide is the quilt?

68.5"

How long is the quilt?

83"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Mitered corner

What color is the quilt?

White; Red; Yellow; Green; Orange; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Zelda M. Wheeler Osborn 1930

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1930

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Pink thread

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1936

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

1936

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Sashing width:

Not specified

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic; Natural color

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Width of pieces on the back:

90"

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

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

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/4"

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:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Off-white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

14

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

16

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Wreaths; Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

Feathered wreath; Follows top design

Quilt top made by:

Fasciano, Zelda

Quilted by:

Fasciano, Zelda

Where the quilt was made, county:

Madison County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Other

Describe the source of the pattern:

Photo

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Owner has photo of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Greenville

Quilt owner's county:

Pitt County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Wheeler

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1913

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Madison County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Arkansas

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Still living [1985]

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Pitt County

Quiltmaker's city:

Greenville

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Wheeler, James J.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Arkansas

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Boatright, Ina

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Arkansas

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

Fasciano, John J.

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

Retired

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, AR, CA, NC, AZ

Who photographed this quilt?

Williams, Martha

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History