QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2677
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:
FA13
Alternate inventory control number:
FA013
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great-great granddaughter
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?
Inherited
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Owner's name for quilt:
Pieced Blazing Star / Texas Star
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Lone Star
Brackman # or other source & #:
4005
How wide is the quilt?
88"
How long is the quilt?
93"
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Unused
Time period:
1876-1900
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1890
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Not specified
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Not specified
Further information concerning dates:
Owner's date circa 1890
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
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
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Various colors
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
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Lone Star layout
Quilt top made by:
Wolfe, Sarah
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, city:
Mystic
Where the quilt was made, county:
New London County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Connecticut (CT)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Owner received quilt from her mother
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Other
Describe the source of the pattern:
Inherited
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Scrap
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Tryon
Quilt owner's county:
Polk County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Swayzey
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1838
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Mystic, New London County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Connecticut
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1907
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
White
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Quiltmaker's county:
New London County
Quiltmaker's city:
Mystic
Quiltmaker's state:
Connecticut (CT)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, Mystic, CT
Who photographed this quilt?
No photo
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Wolfe, Sara. Pieced Blazing Star / Texas Star. 1876-1900. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2677. Accessed: 03/29/24