QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2691
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:
FA26
Alternate inventory control number:
FA026
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:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Lone Star
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Lone Star
How wide is the quilt?
76.75"
How long is the quilt?
76.75"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Yellow; Blue or Navy; Red; White
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Unwashed; Fragile
Time period:
1901-1929
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Late 1920s
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Pervier
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Number of quilt blocks:
16; 4 squares, 8 diamonds, 4 triangles
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single 8.25" white domestic 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
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other applique
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Domestic
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
One piece
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Red binding
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)?
1/2"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16")
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:
15
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
15
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Diamonds; Crosshatch; Follows top design; Feathers; Cables
Quilt top made by:
Laudenslager, Martha Jane
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, city:
Selinsgrove
Where the quilt was made, county:
Snyder County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
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?
Purchased new
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:
Comfort
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1869
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Perry Twp., Snyder County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Pennsylvania
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1933
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Lutheran
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quiltmaker's county:
Snyder County
Quiltmaker's city:
Selinsgrove
Quiltmaker's state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Comfort, John
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Yeager, Elizabeth
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Carriage maker; Blacksmith
Number of children:
4
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts; Children: Asher, Rose, Ray, Martha
Who photographed this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Laudenslager, Martha Jan. Lone Star. 1901-1929. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2691. Accessed: 03/29/24