QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2672
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:
FA8
Alternate inventory control number:
FA008
Person filling out this form is:
Daughter of quiltmaker
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
Describe the item:
Cathedral Window
Owner's name for quilt:
Cathedral Window
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Cathedral Window
Brackman # or other source & #:
460
How wide is the quilt?
74"
How long is the quilt?
83.5"
What color is the quilt?
White; Green
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Unused
Type of inscription:
Other
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Mary R. Lattimore / Rt. 1 Box 47 / Saluda, N.C. / 749-5241
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label
Time period:
1950-1975
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1970
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1970s
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Kneppelt
Number of quilt blocks:
896
Size of quilt blocks:
2.625" x 2.625"
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
None
Describe the borders:
No border
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:
Cathedral window
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Off-white backing to blocks
Describe the back:
Hand sewn
Describe the binding:
No binding
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
Quilt top made by:
Reinhardt, Mayme
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, city:
Forest City
Where the quilt was made, county:
Rutherford County
Where the quilt was made, state:
North Carolina (NC)
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?
Unknown
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Photo of quiltmaker, with family
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Saluda
Quilt owner's county:
Polk County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Moss
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1890
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Rutherford County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
North Carolina
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1983
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Baptist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quiltmaker's county:
Rutherford County
Quiltmaker's city:
Forest City
Quiltmaker's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Moss, J.T.
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Mary Alice
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Druggist
Number of children:
4
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, Forest City, NC; Children: Lee, Joe, Gladys, Mary
Who photographed this quilt?
Manley, Roger
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Reinhardt, Maym. Cathedral Window. 1950-1975. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2672. Accessed: 04/17/24