QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2725

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:

FA58

Alternate inventory control number:

FA058

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:

Flower Basket

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Flower Basket

How wide is the quilt?

67"

How long is the quilt?

84"

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Purple; Orange; Green; Yellow; Blue or Navy; Red; White; Coral; Pink

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930s?

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

1930

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Roberson, Ruth

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

12" x 12"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Single green cotton sashing; Machine sewn set

Sashing width:

5"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 4" green cotton border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain; Checked

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Royal blue

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:

Unbleached; Domestic

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

One piece

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

14

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

14

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design; Set: patterned; Border: single 1.5" zig-zag

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

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; Purchased new

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