QUILT INDEX RECORD
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