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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