QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2723

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:

FA56

Alternate inventory control number:

FA056

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

Owner's name for quilt:

Dresden Plate

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Friendship Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

3488A

How wide is the quilt?

75"

How long is the quilt?

90"

Shape of edge:

Other

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Yellow; Green; Orange; Purple; Brown; Black; White; Beige or Tan; Lavender; Pink

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Fair condition

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930

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

1930

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Not specified

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Number of quilt blocks:

No blocks

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 4" multicolored cotton, pieced and appliqued border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Striped; Print; Plaid; Checked

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Gingham

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 back:

Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Applied binding; Two-step; Green; Purchased bias tape

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Woven tape; 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)?

1/4"

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:

16

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:

Clamshell; Pineapple; Circular quilting in Friendship Ring

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

Irregular edges; Knots on front

Quilt top made by:

Merrill, Emma Catherine

Where the quilt was made, county:

Buncombe County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Old; Recycled

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:

Material from home sewing

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photo of quiltmaker, in family records

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Fletcher

Quilt owner's county:

Henderson County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Drake

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1872

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Hendersonville, Henderson County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1958

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Buncombe County

Quiltmaker's city:

Fairview

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Drake, Oliver Perry

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Morris, Margaret

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Merrill, Benjamin Franklin

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

Number of children:

8

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, Fairview, with family; Children: Alma, Valerie, Eugene, Carrie, Vermell Mildred, Billie, Dan

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History