QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2704

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:

FA38

Alternate inventory control number:

FA038

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:

Lone Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

4005

How wide is the quilt?

67"

How long is the quilt?

88"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused; Unwashed

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:

Medallion or framed center

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1; 2

Describe the borders:

Single 5" dark cotton print on one end; Double border on other end: 5" - 1.5" - 2", turquoise print

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Various colors

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Blue paisley print

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

33.5", 33"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Print

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Applied binding; Two-step; Paisley print

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)?

1/2"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Double thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

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

Backing: Horizontal seams

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' name(s):

Simmons, Albert; Neal, James Roland

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