QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2707
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:
FA41
Alternate inventory control number:
FA041
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?
Raffle or contest prize
This is a:
Finished quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Sashed Squares
How wide is the quilt?
65"
How long is the quilt?
75"
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Green; Lavender; Pink; Red; White; Yellow
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading
Type of inscription:
Other
What is inscribed on the quilt?
PATTERN NAME UNKNOWN / DATE 1939 / PLACE SOUTH EUCLID, OHIO / MADE BY LADIES OF THE WOMENS BENEFIT ASSOC. / WON BY PRESENT OWNER WITH PURCHASE OF 5 TICKETS AT 2 CENTS EACH / OWNER RUTH KENNERSON - HEND.
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1939
Method used to make the inscription:
Other
Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:
Unknown
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1938-1939
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1939
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Battle, Martha
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
48
Size of quilt blocks:
9.5" x 10"
Describe the quilt setting:
Hand sewn set
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
Double border: 1.5" multicolored cotton; Plain and prairie points
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Print; Solid/plain; Striped
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Coral; Gingham
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Width of pieces on the back:
30"
Describe the back:
Hand sewn; Solid/plain
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Single thread
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
16
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
16
Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?
yes
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Crosshatch; Diagonal
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Knots on front and back
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Women's Benefit Association (insurance group)
Where the quilt was made, city:
South Euclid
Where the quilt was made, county:
Cuyahoga County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Ohio (OH)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Raffle or contest prize
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Ladies raffled quilts to earn money for travel club
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Owner won the quilt; Each ticket cost two cents
Why was the quilt made?
Fundraising
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Many fabrics were donated by friends, scraps from dresses
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
No photo of quiltmaker
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Sketch on documentation sheet
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Hendersonville
Quilt owner's county:
Henderson County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's gender:
Group
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
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewives
Quiltmaker's state:
Ohio (OH)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, unknown
Who photographed this quilt?
Brown, J.E.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Women's Benefit Association (insurance group). Sashed Squares. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2707. Accessed: 04/24/24