QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

FA57

Alternate inventory control number:

FA057

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:

Trip Around the World

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Trip Around the World

Brackman # or other source & #:

2286

How wide is the quilt?

71"

How long is the quilt?

83"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Mitered corner

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1918

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

Circa 1930

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Hall, Fannye

Further information concerning dates:

Quilted in 1978

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 2.5" to 1.5" white cotton zig-zag border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Striped; Solid/plain; Checked

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Various colors

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Back turned under quilt top to make border; Mitered corners

How is the binding made?

Other

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Zig-zag

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

Knots on front; Made with Maude Miller, granddaughter-in-law

Quilt top made by:

Merrill, Emma Catherine

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Miller, Maude

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?

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:

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' 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