QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2672

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:

FA8

Alternate inventory control number:

FA008

Person filling out this form is:

Daughter of 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:

Quilt owner

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

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Cathedral Window

Owner's name for quilt:

Cathedral Window

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Cathedral Window

Brackman # or other source & #:

460

How wide is the quilt?

74"

How long is the quilt?

83.5"

What color is the quilt?

White; Green

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused

Type of inscription:

Other

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Mary R. Lattimore / Rt. 1 Box 47 / Saluda, N.C. / 749-5241

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1970

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

1970s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Kneppelt

Number of quilt blocks:

896

Size of quilt blocks:

2.625" x 2.625"

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Cathedral window

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Off-white backing to blocks

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

No binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Quilt top made by:

Reinhardt, Mayme

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, city:

Forest City

Where the quilt was made, county:

Rutherford County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

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?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Photo of quiltmaker, with family

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Saluda

Quilt owner's county:

Polk County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Moss

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1890

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Rutherford County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1983

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Rutherford County

Quiltmaker's city:

Forest City

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Moss, J.T.

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Mary Alice

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

Reinhardt, Robert Lee

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

Druggist

Number of children:

4

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, Forest City, NC; Children: Lee, Joe, Gladys, Mary

Who photographed this quilt?

Manley, Roger

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History