QUILT INDEX RECORD
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