QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2693

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:

FA28

Alternate inventory control number:

FA028

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?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Tulips

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Tulip

How wide is the quilt?

76"

How long is the quilt?

113.5"

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

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

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1946

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

Circa 1940

Who estimated the quilt's date?

GK

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

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:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

One piece

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step; Green

How is the binding made?

Bias 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)?

Fat 1/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Blanket or flannel

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

Describe the quilt filling:

Blanket

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

Quilt top made by:

Rau, Emma Marie

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, city:

Pittsburgh

Where the quilt was made, county:

Alleghany 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?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

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

Included in kit

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

No 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 gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1950

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's county:

Alleghany County

Quiltmaker's city:

Pittsburgh

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, Greenville, SC

Who photographed this quilt?

Manley, Roger

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History