QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2698

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:

FA32

Alternate inventory control number:

FA032

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:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Four H Square quilt top

How wide is the quilt?

84"

How long is the quilt?

96.5"

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Gray; Green; Maroon; Purple; Red; White; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused

Time period:

1901-1929

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

Early 1900s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

McCarter, Sue

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5" x 11.75" varies

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by other sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Triple sashing, each 1.25" cotton: black and white, print, paisley; Hand and machine sewn set

Sashing width:

1.25" each

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Triple border on two sides, 1.5", 1.625", 1.625"; Black and white, stripe and paisley cotton

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

No backing

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Jersey (NJ)

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 top at an antique shop in Hampton, NJ in 1985. Dealer's quote - made in New Jersey

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Khin page 404

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