QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2685
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:
FA20
Alternate inventory control number:
FA020
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great granddaughter-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?
Inherited
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Trip Around the World
How wide is the quilt?
23.75"
How long is the quilt?
24.75"
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Green; Pink; Purple; White; Yellow
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Unused; Unwashed
Time period:
1930-1949
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930s
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Roberson, Ruth
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Size of quilt blocks:
2.25" x 2.25"
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Sashing width:
Not specified
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:
Print; Solid/plain
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:
Jones, _____
Where the quilt was made, city:
West Bend
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?
Inheritance
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
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 gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Unknown
Who photographed this quilt?
McCarter
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Jones, ____. Trip Around the World. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2685. Accessed: 04/24/24