QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2680

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:

FA15

Alternate inventory control number:

FA015

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?

Made entire quilt

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

Made the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Kings X

Brackman # or other source & #:

1182

How wide is the quilt?

85"

How long is the quilt?

108"

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

Stain

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Hand drawn

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1958

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

1958

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Kneppelt

Further information concerning dates:

Dated 1958

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

72

Size of quilt blocks:

8" x 8"

Describe the quilt setting:

8" blocks; Machine sewn set

Sashing width:

Unclear from documentation

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Triple pieced border: 5" white and two shades of aqua cotton

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Sheeting

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Width of pieces on the back:

33.5"

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?

Cotton

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:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

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

Knots on back

Quilt top made by:

Brower, Virginia

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, city:

Riverdale

Where the quilt was made, state:

Maryland (MD)

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?

Unknown

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

Dept. store

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:

Hendersonville

Quilt owner's county:

Henderson County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Wilson

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1921

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Darby

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

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:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's city:

Washington

Quiltmaker's state:

DC

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Wilson, Howard

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

PA

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Laura

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

PA

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

Retired printer

Number of children:

2

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, Hendersonville, NC; Children: Ronald, Gregory

Who photographed this quilt?

Seeman

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History