QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2781

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:

GA2

Alternate inventory control number:

GA002

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

11-16-1985; Longs Chapel United Methodist Church, Junaluska, 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:

Old Fashioned Star Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

4044B

How wide is the quilt?

64.25"

How long is the quilt?

77"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Around 1900

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

Circa 1880

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Paradise, Vicki

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

12.5" x 13"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the quilt setting:

Green cotton alternating blocks; Hand sewn set

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single green cotton border; 2.5" on two sides, 3.25" on two sides

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Blue and white dot; Home dyed?; Fugitive dye

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Brown, blue and white Alamance plaid

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

48"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Green binding

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/2"

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:

Black

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double fans

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

Backing: Vertical seams; Knots on front and back

Quilt top made by:

Rogers, Lettie Caroline

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, city:

Fines Creek

Where the quilt was made, county:

Haywood County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Owner received quilt from her aunt

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

No photo of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Waynesville

Quilt owner's county:

Haywood County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1855

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Franklin, Haywood County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1907

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Haywood County

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Rogers, C. Melvin

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

Farmer

Number of children:

7

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Children: Charlie, Tommie, Frances, Cauley, Mara, Emma, Pearle

Who photographed this quilt?

Brown, J.E.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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