QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2667
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:
FA3
Alternate inventory control number:
FA003
Person filling out this form is:
Quiltmaker
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:
Quiltmaker
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Other
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Jacob's Ladder
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Wild Goose Chase
How wide is the quilt?
68"
How long is the quilt?
84"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
White; Blue or Navy
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Stains
Describe the damage:
Stain
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1933
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930s
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Kneppelt
Number of quilt blocks:
20
Size of quilt blocks:
12" x 12"
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Describe the quilt setting:
Single white cotton sashing
Sashing width:
4.5"
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single 4" white cotton border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Print
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
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:
34.5"
Describe the back:
Solid/plain; Machine sewn
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Applied binding; White
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back
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 are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
14
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
14
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Follows top design; Diagonal; Set and border: triangle parallel lines
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Backing: Vertical seams; Does not remember who quilted
Quilt top made by:
Tinsley, Marian
Where the quilt was made, city:
Washington
Where the quilt was made, state:
Washington D.C.
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps; Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Other
Describe the source of the pattern:
Mountain Mist pattern
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Washington, DC; Rehmel 642
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
No photo of quiltmaker
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 gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1913
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Geneva, Ontario County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
New York
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Still living [1985]
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Librarian
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, Washington, DC; Maker has lived all over
Who photographed this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Tinsley, Maria. Jacob's Ladder. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2667. Accessed: 03/29/24