QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2692

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:

FA27

Alternate inventory control number:

FA027

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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?

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Lone Star or Star of Texas

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Lone Star

How wide is the quilt?

87.25"

How long is the quilt?

88"

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Purple; Orange; Green; Yellow; Blue or Navy; White; Pink

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused; Unwashed

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1940s

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

Circa 1940

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Pervier

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 5.25" yellow cotton border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Rose color; Light orange

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic; Off-white

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

52"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step; Purple

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton thread; Single thread

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

20

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

20

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Crosshatch; Follows top design; Feather

Quilt top made by:

Smith, ----

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, city:

Dayton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Montgomery County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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 gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Smith, Thomas

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts

Who photographed this quilt?

Weinkle, Mark

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History