QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2689

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:

FA24

Alternate inventory control number:

FA024

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Step 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?

Inherited

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Owner's name for quilt:

Light 1" Square

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Nine Patch

Brackman # or other source & #:

1601

How wide is the quilt?

64"

How long is the quilt?

81.5"

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:

1930s

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

Circa 1930s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Not specified

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Sashing width:

None

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:

Solid/plain; Print

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

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

Maker also lived in FL

Quilt top made by:

Melcher, Lotta

Where the quilt was made, city:

Homosassa

Where the quilt was made, county:

Citrus County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

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

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

Photo of quiltmaker, with owner

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:

Cleveland

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1943

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Wasp

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's state:

Illinois (IL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Melcher, C.W.

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

Engineer

Number of children:

4 stepchildren

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Children: Austin, Emily, Alice, Woodbury

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History