QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2703

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:

FA37

Alternate inventory control number:

FA037

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:

A Brand New Presentation of the Wedding Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

301.8

How wide is the quilt?

65"

How long is the quilt?

83"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Green; White

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Moderate use/worn

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1930s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Kneppelt

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

27 diameter circles

Size of quilt blocks:

12" circles

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

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:

31.5", 33"

Describe the back:

Machine 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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Crosshatch; Follows top design

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?

Purchased new

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