QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2690
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:
FA25
Alternate inventory control number:
FA025
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:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Album
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Album Quilt
Brackman # or other source & #:
2813C
How wide is the quilt?
78.5"
How long is the quilt?
79"
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Yellow; Red; Pink
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Fading; Other
Describe the damage:
Unspecified damage
Repairs:
Other
Describe the repairs:
Unspecified repair
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Fragile
Time period:
1876-1900
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1890-1900
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Hall, Fannye
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
36
Size of quilt blocks:
10.5" x 10.5"
Describe the quilt setting:
Machine sewn set
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single 8" white striped border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Striped; Solid/plain; Checked
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Off-white
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
35.5"
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
Describe the binding:
Machine sewn
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16")
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Diagonal; Border: chain - 6 rows - 1/2" apart
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Backing: Horizontal seams
Quilt top made by:
Laudenslager, Martha Jane
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, city:
Selinsgrove
Where the quilt was made, county:
Snyder County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Photo of quiltmaker, with present 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:
Comfort
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1869
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Perry Twp., Snyder County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Pennsylvania
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1933
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Lutheran
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quiltmaker's county:
Snyder County
Quiltmaker's city:
Selinsgrove
Quiltmaker's state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Comfort, John
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Yeager, Elizabeth
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Carriage maker; Blacksmith
Number of children:
4
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts; Children: Asher, Rose, Ray, Martha
Who photographed this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Laudenslager, Martha Jan. Album. 1876-1900. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2690. Accessed: 03/28/24