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QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2759

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:

FA90

Alternate inventory control number:

FA090

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter

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?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Quilt blocks or pieces

Owner's name for quilt:

Crazy Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Victorian Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

12"

How long is the quilt?

12"

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1880

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

1890s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Not specified

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of quilt blocks:

4

Size of quilt blocks:

12" x 12"

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Other; Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Sheet

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Quilt top made by:

Faulkner, Sara

Where the quilt was made, city:

Jackson

Where the quilt was made, county:

Jackson County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

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:

Khin page 423

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

Photo of quiltmaker, with owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Hendersonville

Quilt owner's county:

Henderson County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1866

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1930

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Number of children:

4

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, with owner; Children: Holly, Harry

Who photographed this quilt?

No photo

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

Cite this Quilt

Faulkner, Sar. Crazy Quilt. 1876-1900. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2759. Accessed: 04/24/24