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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