QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2665

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:

FA1

Alternate inventory control number:

FA001

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?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sawtooth Star

How wide is the quilt?

55.5"

How long is the quilt?

65"

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Damage:

Tears or holes

Describe the damage:

Hole

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused

Time period:

1901-1929

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

1920s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Kneppelt

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

9.5" x 9.5"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the quilt setting:

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:

Feedsack

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain; Striped

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

Where the quilt was made, state:

Vermont (VT)

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

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

Feedsacks and other

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Flat Rock

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?

Seeman

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History