QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2695
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:
FA30
Alternate inventory control number:
FA030
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
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Water Wheel variation
Brackman # or other source & #:
1763
How wide is the quilt?
76.5"
How long is the quilt?
85"
Shape of edge:
Other
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Black; Pink
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Fragile
Time period:
1901-1929
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Early 1900s
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Paradise, Vicki
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
42
Size of quilt blocks:
8.5" x 9"
Describe the quilt setting:
Machine sewn set
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single 1.5" white cotton border; 1" ruffled border appears to have been added
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Striped
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Fugitive dye
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
What color is the back of the quilt?
Pink
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
33.5"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Solid/plain
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Applied binding; Two-step; Pink; Ruffle
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back; Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
5/8"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
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:
18
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
18
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
All-over-design; Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Crosshatch
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Backing: Vertical seams
Where the quilt was made, state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Owner purchased the quilt at an antique shop in Califon, NJ in 1983. Dealer's quote - made in Pennsylvania
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
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 birth date:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Unknown
Who photographed this quilt?
Weinkle, Mark
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Water Wheel variation. 1901-1929. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2695. Accessed: 03/29/24