QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2718

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:

FA51

Alternate inventory control number:

FA051

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?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Nine Patch

Brackman # or other source & #:

1601

How wide is the quilt?

71"

How long is the quilt?

99"

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Pink; Red

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Damage:

Stains

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

Time period:

1876-1900

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

1890s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Not specified

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

27

Size of quilt blocks:

9" x 9"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the quilt setting:

Single brown/brick red striped cotton sashing with print corner blocks

Sashing width:

3.25"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 5.5" red cotton border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Unbleached; Domestic

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

15.5", 27.75", 27"

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Applied binding; Two-step; Green

How is the binding made?

Other

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)?

1/4"

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

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Green, white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

14

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

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:

Diagonal lines: three 1/2" apart, skip 1" then repeat

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

Two corners differ from other two corners; Knots on back

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt was passed down by mother-in-law

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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 birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History