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21-17-2684

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:

FA19

Alternate inventory control number:

FA019

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter, great granddaughter and 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:

Texas Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Lone Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

4005

How wide is the quilt?

83.5"

How long is the quilt?

84.5"

What color is the quilt?

Green; Blue or Navy; Red; Brown

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1870-900?

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

1890

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Kneppelt

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Describe the quilt setting:

Medallion set

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Triple 2.5" blue and red border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

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:

Saddlersville

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps; Purchased new

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' occupation:

MD

Number of children:

2

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, NC and TN; Children: Ruth L. Beadles Melcher, Clyde Beadles

Who photographed this quilt?

Weinkle, Mark

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

Cite this Quilt

Beadles, Clar. 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=21-17-2684. Accessed: 03/28/24