QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Mountain Heritage Center

Who documented this quilt?

Mountain Heritage Center; Southern Appalachian Quilts

Mountain Heritage Center's Accession Number:

MHC2002.01.008

Person filling out this form is:

Friend of quiltmaker; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Executor of Estate

When was the form filled out?

2002; 2004

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Other

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Executor of Estate

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Quilt's title:

Flower Garden

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Brackman # or other source & #:

160k

How wide is the quilt?

73 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

78 1/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Green; Lavender; Orange; Pink; Purple; Red; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1930-1950

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Merikay Waldvogel

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Size of quilt blocks:

1" hexagon patch

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Blue printed fabric border (5" - 3")

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Quilt top made by:

Monteith, Edna; Monteith, Edith

Where the quilt was made, city:

Dillsboro

Where the quilt was made, county:

Jackson

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Other

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

2001

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

Owner was designated as the Executor of the Monteith estate.

Quilt is presently used as:

Exhibit; Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps; 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:

The Monteith family owned a mercantile store in Sylva, NC in the early to mid-twentieth century. When the store closed, much of the remaining stock was moved to the Monteith family home in Dillsboro, NC. It is likely that fabric yardage and sewing supplies were part of the store stock then used to make quilt from this collection.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Mountain Heritage Center Western Carolina University

Quilt owner's city:

Cullowhee

Quilt owner's county:

Jackson

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Monteith, Edith; Monteith, Edna

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

09-16-1915; 02-22-1908

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Jackson County; Jackson County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

07-15-2001; 06-25-1988

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker; Postal Clerk

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Monteith, Elias Brendle

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Dillsboro, NC

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Carson, Mary Magdalene

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Jackson County, NC

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Who photographed this quilt?

Tim Barnwell

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Mountain Heritage Center