QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2738

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:

FA70

Alternate inventory control number:

FA070

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter-in-law

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:

Colonial Garden

Brackman # or other source & #:

153

How wide is the quilt?

71"

How long is the quilt?

89"

Shape of corners:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Mitered corner

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Unspecified damage

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

About 1930

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

1930

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Hall, Fannye

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

111 hexagons, 12 halves

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 4" white cotton border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

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

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

One piece

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Applied binding; White

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Straight 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)?

3/8"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

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:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design; Border: vine and flower

Where the quilt was made, city:

Long Island

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

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 brought to Hendersonville, NC

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Monroe

Quilt owner's county:

Fairfield County

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

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

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Unknown if maker made other quilts

Who photographed this quilt?

Brown, J.E.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History