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Mary's Merry Go Round; Grandmother's Flower Garden

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21-17-2683

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:

FA18

Alternate inventory control number:

FA018

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter

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

Owner's name for quilt:

Mary's Merry Go Round

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Brackman # or other source & #:

160

How wide is the quilt?

62.5"

How long is the quilt?

82"

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930?

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

1930s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

179

Size of quilt blocks:

4" x 4.5"

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 4" blue cotton border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Various colors

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

Quilt top made by:

Beadles, Clara

Where the quilt was made, city:

Olgesby

Where the quilt was made, county:

LaSalle County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Made for Mary Melcher

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

Owner received quilt from her sister

Why was the quilt made?

Other

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:

Photo of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Asheville

Quilt owner's county:

Buncombe County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Smith

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1870

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Saddlersville

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Tennessee

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1956

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Wasp

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

LaSalle County

Quiltmaker's city:

Oglesby

Quiltmaker's state:

Illinois (IL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Smith, Alice Perham

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

TN

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

MD

Number of children:

2

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Children: Ruth L. Beadles Melcher, Clyde Beadles

Who photographed this quilt?

Seeman

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

Cite this Quilt

Beadles, Clar. Mary's Merry Go Round. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2683. Accessed: 03/29/24