QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2665
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:
FA1
Alternate inventory control number:
FA001
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
12-02-1985; St. James Episcopal Church, Hendersonville, NC
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
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Sawtooth Star
How wide is the quilt?
55.5"
How long is the quilt?
65"
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Damage:
Tears or holes
Describe the damage:
Hole
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Unused
Time period:
1901-1929
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1920s
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Kneppelt
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
42
Size of quilt blocks:
9.5" x 9.5"
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Describe the quilt setting:
Hand sewn set
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
None
Describe the borders:
No border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Feedsack
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
No backing
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
Where the quilt was made, state:
Vermont (VT)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
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:
Feedsacks and other
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Flat Rock
Quilt owner's county:
Henderson County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's birth date:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Unknown
Who photographed this quilt?
Seeman
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Sawtooth Star. 1901-1929. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2665. Accessed: 04/17/24