QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2683
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:
FA18
Alternate inventory control number:
FA018
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
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?
Received as a gift
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Owner's name for quilt:
Mary's Merry Go Round
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Grandmother's Flower Garden
Brackman # or other source & #:
160
How wide is the quilt?
62.5"
How long is the quilt?
82"
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Unused
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1930?
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930s
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Sullivan, Kathy
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Number of quilt blocks:
179
Size of quilt blocks:
4" x 4.5"
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single 4" blue cotton border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Print
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
Quilt top made by:
Beadles, Clara
Where the quilt was made, city:
Olgesby
Where the quilt was made, county:
LaSalle County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Illinois (IL)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Made for Mary Melcher
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Owner received quilt from her sister
Why was the quilt made?
Other
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Photo of quiltmaker
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Asheville
Quilt owner's county:
Buncombe County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Smith
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1870
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Saddlersville
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Tennessee
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1956
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Wasp
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Quiltmaker's county:
LaSalle County
Quiltmaker's city:
Oglesby
Quiltmaker's state:
Illinois (IL)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Smith, Alice Perham
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
TN
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Beadles, Charles Henry
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
MD
Number of children:
2
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Children: Ruth L. Beadles Melcher, Clyde Beadles
Who photographed this quilt?
Seeman
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Beadles, Clar. Mary's Merry Go Round. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2683. Accessed: 04/24/24