QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2719
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:
FA52
Alternate inventory control number:
FA052
Person filling out this form is:
Daughter of quiltmaker
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:
Kings X
Brackman # or other source & #:
155
How wide is the quilt?
71.5"
How long is the quilt?
83"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Unused
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Blocks 1920, quilting 1970
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Hall, Fannye
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
30
Size of quilt blocks:
12.5" x 12.5"
Describe the quilt setting:
Hand and machine sewn set
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single 3.5" blue border
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:
Gingham; Various colors
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Blue
Width of pieces on the back:
28", 28.5"
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
Describe the binding:
Blue binding
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
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?
Polyester; Cotton
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:
8
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
Uneven
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Follows top design; Border: crosshatch
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Members of Church, Lake Win---, PA 1970
Quilt top made by:
Elsbru, Dora
Where the quilt was made, city:
Athens
Where the quilt was made, county:
Bradford County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
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 found after maker's death
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
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:
Scraps
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:
Hendersonville
Quilt owner's county:
Henderson County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
H.
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1890
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Athens, Bradford County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Pennsylvania
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1951
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
White
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Nurse
Quiltmaker's county:
Bradford County
Quiltmaker's city:
Athens
Quiltmaker's state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Elsbru, James
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, unknown
Who photographed this quilt?
No photo
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Elsbru, Dor. Kings X. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2719. Accessed: 04/26/24