QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2765

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:

AA179

Alternate inventory control number:

AA179

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Niece by marriage

When was the form filled out?

10-29-1985; Parks and Rec. Building, Greenville, 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:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

The Diamond Field

Brackman # or other source & #:

160M

How wide is the quilt?

64.5"

How long is the quilt?

80"

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1930-1940

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Hall, Fannye

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

39 full, 10 half, 4 corner

Describe the quilt setting:

Honeycomb layout

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Unknown

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

33", 3.5", 31.5"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

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:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

Quilt top made by:

Hogenson, Hilma

Quilted by:

Hogenson, Hilma

Where the quilt was made, city:

Two Harbors

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lake County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Minnesota (MN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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:

Greenville

Quilt owner's county:

Pitt County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1890

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Sweden

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1966

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Swedish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's state:

Minnesota (MN)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Sweden

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Sweden

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Hogenson, August

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Foundry worker

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, with owner; Children: Bert

Who photographed this quilt?

Williams, Martha

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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