QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2701

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:

FA35

Alternate inventory control number:

FA035

Person filling out this form is:

Daughter of quiltmaker

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

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Devil's Claws

Brackman # or other source & #:

1952A

How wide is the quilt?

65"

How long is the quilt?

81"

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Pink; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Other

Describe the damage:

Unspecified damage

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Fragile

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1930s/40s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Hall, Fannye

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

19.5" x 19.5"

Describe the quilt setting:

Hand sewn set

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:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Print

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

33", 32"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Print

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Backing: Horizontal seams; Knots on front

Quilt top made by:

Simmons, Amanda Belle Neal

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, city:

Spartanburg

Where the quilt was made, county:

Spartanburg County

Where the quilt was made, state:

South Carolina (SC)

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?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Photo of quiltmaker, with owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Tuxedo

Quilt owner's county:

Henderson County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Ward

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1895

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Sylva, Jackson County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1969

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

1/4 Indian -American

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Spartanburg County

Quiltmaker's city:

Spartanburg

Quiltmaker's state:

South Carolina (SC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Ward, Charlie

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Sylva, NC

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Wilkes, Minerva

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Sylva, NC

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

1-Mechanical engineer; 2-Textile worker

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, with family; Children: Leoma Neal Satterfield, Evelyn Neal Satterfield, Novelle Neal Tuck; Husbands: 1-Neal, James Roland; 2-Simmons, Albert

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History