QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2779

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:

FC110

Alternate inventory control number:

FC110

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

12-02-1985; North Asheville Community Center, Asheville, 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:

Lemoyne Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Star of Lemoyne

How wide is the quilt?

71.5"

How long is the quilt?

89"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Brown; Green; Red

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Stained

Type of inscription:

Date; Message

Describe the type of inscription:

Inscription

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Augustus Allen / birthday present / 6 yrs. Old / by his great grd ma / Mrs. L. Johnson / 76 yrs. Old / 1873

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1873

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

Corner

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1873

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

1873

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Roberson, Ruth

Further information concerning dates:

Signed 1873

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

90

Size of quilt blocks:

5.5" to 6.25" varies

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the quilt setting:

6" white cotton blocks; Hand sewn set

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Print; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand 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:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

36"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

Seeds

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:

20

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

20

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Crosshatch, flower

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Signed and dated in embroidery (1873) in corner. I observed two other quilts she made (one dated 1840 and one undated), the dated quilt was signed "Galway" and I believe the quilt was made in Galway, Ireland before her immigration

Quilt top made by:

Johnson, Mrs. L.

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Great grandson's birthday

Why was the quilt made?

Other

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:

Asheville

Quilt owner's county:

Buncombe County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1803

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Irish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's state:

Virginia (VA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, at least two in Oklahoma City, OK

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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