QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1687

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:

CA184

Alternate inventory control number:

CA184

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

01-11-1986; Aldersgate Methodist Church, Chapel Hill, NC

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker

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

Other

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:

Geometric Rose of 1820

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rose Applique kit

How wide is the quilt?

81"

How long is the quilt?

91.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Green; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1934

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

1934

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Hall, Fannye

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

3

Size of quilt blocks:

Strips: 33" x 91.5", 15" x 91.5", 33" x 91.5"

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 17" white cotton border with applique in green, red and pink

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:

Strip/string Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Green chainstitch on leaves and on the rose designs

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:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

33"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Blanket or flannel

Describe the quilt filling:

Cotton flannel

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

18

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

18

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: concentric rings; Border: Prince of Wales against background of crosshatching

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

Made with family help

Quilt top made by:

Shaeffer, Frances

Where the quilt was made, city:

Forest Hills, Long Island

Where the quilt was made, county:

Queens County

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

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?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Describe the source of the pattern:

Paragon kit

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

Came with kit

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

Photo of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Chapel Hill

Quilt owner's county:

Orange County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1905

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Pittsburgh

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Still living [1986]

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Jewish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Jewish

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Household engineer

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Levine, Samuel

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Lithuania

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Leby

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Lithuania

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

Not specified - widow

Number of children:

1

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts; Children: Susan Shaeffer Gould; Maker lived in various places

Who photographed this quilt?

Weinkle, Mark

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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