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21-17-2669

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:

FA5

Alternate inventory control number:

FA005

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter-in-law

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:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Tree of Life

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Tree of Life

How wide is the quilt?

74"

How long is the quilt?

84.5"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Spots

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1940s

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

Circa 1940

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Kneppelt

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Peach color

Width of pieces on the back:

70"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Applied binding; Two-step; Green

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)?

5/8"

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:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

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

Made with help of daughters and friends

Quilt top made by:

Poholsky, Maria

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ellwood City

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lawrence County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

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?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Describe the source of the pattern:

Believe this to be made from a purchased kit

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

Kit

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

Photo of quiltmaker, with owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Hendersonville

Quilt owner's county:

Henderson County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Dolinsky

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1876

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Helmanovitz

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1954

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Czech

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Greek Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Coal miner

Number of children:

6

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, with owner and unknown; Children: Stephen, Frank, Joseph, Michael, Mary, Margaret; Quilt was made by the owner's husband's maternal grandmother

Who photographed this quilt?

Manley, Roger

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

Cite this Quilt

Poholsky, Mari. Tree of Life. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2669. Accessed: 03/28/24