QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2763
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:
FA94
Alternate inventory control number:
FA094
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:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Flagstones
Brackman # or other source & #:
1001
How wide is the quilt?
71"
How long is the quilt?
78"
What color is the quilt?
Green; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Damage:
Other
Describe the damage:
Stain; Slightly damaged
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Unused
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1920-1930
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Circa 1930s
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Kirkpatrick, Erma
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
132
Size of quilt blocks:
4" x 4"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Describe the quilt setting:
Alternating with 4" cotton blocks
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
Double border: 1.5" and 2.5", green or white cotton; One border on sides
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; 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:
No backing
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
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 locally
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:
Edneyville
Quilt owner's county:
Henderson 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?
Brown, J.E.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Flagstones. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2763. Accessed: 03/28/24