QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2693
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:
FA28
Alternate inventory control number:
FA028
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
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:
Tulips
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Tulip
How wide is the quilt?
76"
How long is the quilt?
113.5"
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
White; Purple; Green; Yellow; Blue or Navy; Lavender; Pink
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1946
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Circa 1940
Who estimated the quilt's date?
GK
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
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
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other applique
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
One piece
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
Describe the binding:
Applied binding; Two-step; Green
How is the binding made?
Bias grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
Fat 1/4"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Blanket or flannel
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16")
Describe the quilt filling:
Blanket
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:
12
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
Uneven
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Follows top design
Quilt top made by:
Rau, Emma Marie
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, city:
Pittsburgh
Where the quilt was made, county:
Alleghany 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?
Commercial/Published source: Kit
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Included in kit
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
No 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 gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1950
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's county:
Alleghany County
Quiltmaker's city:
Pittsburgh
Quiltmaker's state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, Greenville, SC
Who photographed this quilt?
Manley, Roger
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Rau, Emma Mari. Tulips. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2693. Accessed: 04/25/24