QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2686

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:

FA21

Alternate inventory control number:

FA021

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great niece-in-law

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

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sampler

How wide is the quilt?

32.25"

How long is the quilt?

37.5"

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Green; Red

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Damage:

Stains

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1890?

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

1890s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Roberson, Ruth

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

Blocks vary in size from 6.75" to 17.5"

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain; Striped

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:

Hyatt, Maude

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

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

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Scraps

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photo of quiltmaker, with owner

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:

Jones

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Wasp

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Hyatt, Joe

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Minister

Who photographed this quilt?

McCarter

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History