QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2681

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:

FA16

Alternate inventory control number:

FA016

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Daughter-in-law

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

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Charleston

Brackman # or other source & #:

2859

How wide is the quilt?

75"

How long is the quilt?

80.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1950s

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

1950s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Kneppelt

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

21.5" x 21.5"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the quilt setting:

Single navy cotton sashing with corner blocks in assorted prints; Machine sewn set

Sashing width:

6"

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Gingham; Various colors

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Flannel

Description of the back:

Flannelette

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Blue; Pieced

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1"

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:

Black

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

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

Backing: Vertical seams; Horizontal seams; Knots on front and back

Quilt top made by:

Brower, Nellie

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, city:

Rural Hall

Where the quilt was made, county:

Forsyth 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?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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:

Godfrey

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Goldsboro, Wayne County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1975

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Godfrey, John

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Chellie

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

Carpenter

Number of children:

8

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, NC; Children: Florence, Arthur, Bernard, Mary, rest died when young

Who photographed this quilt?

Weinkle, Mark

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History