QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2736

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:

FA68

Alternate inventory control number:

FA068

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?

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Sunflower

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Kansas Sunflower

Brackman # or other source & #:

3451

How wide is the quilt?

76"

How long is the quilt?

93.5"

Shape of corners:

Rounded; Straight

What color is the quilt?

Gold; White; Brown; Green

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Where tacks have held quilt on frame, it has rusted and been repaired

Repairs:

Other

Describe the repairs:

Repaired tack holes

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

Time period:

1901-1929

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

1920s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Newman, Joyce

Further information concerning dates:

Older fabric

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

14" x 14"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

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

Describe the quilt setting:

Single green cotton sashing with green, off-white and cream corner squares; Hand sewn set

Sashing width:

3.75"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 3.75" border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Off-white

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

What color is the back of the quilt?

Gold

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

34", 31.5", 7"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step; Gold; Purchased tape

How is the binding made?

Woven tape; Front turned to back; Bias grain

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?

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

18

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

18

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design; Crosshatch diamonds; Hearts and circles overlapping; Border: overlapping circles

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

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

Quilt was purchased in Ohio

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:

Tryon

Quilt owner's county:

Polk 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