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21-17-2705

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:

FA39

Alternate inventory control number:

FA039

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandson

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

Owner's name for quilt:

Flower Garden

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Brackman # or other source & #:

160

How wide is the quilt?

89.5"

How long is the quilt?

95"

What color is the quilt?

Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Unspecified damage

Time period:

1930-1949

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

Mid 1930s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Battle, Martha

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

99 blocks, 10 half blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

9.5" x 11"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by other sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Blocks set to each other with green; Hand sewn set

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 1.25" green cotton border, pieced

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

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

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:

9.25", 80"

Describe the back:

Solid/plain; Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

No binding

How is the binding made?

Other

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

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:

Follows top design

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

Knots on front and back

Quilt top made by:

Gussman, Flora

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, city:

Elgin

Where the quilt was made, county:

Kane County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Gift for grandson

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

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, in family records

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Fletcher

Quilt owner's county:

Henderson County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Schmitt

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1891

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Baden-Baden

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Germany

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1973

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Roman Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Kane County

Quiltmaker's city:

Elgin

Quiltmaker's state:

Illinois (IL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Schmitt, Emil

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Germany

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

Electrical engineer

Number of children:

1

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, Denver, CO, Atlanta, GA, Elgin, IL; Children: Walter Gussman

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

Cite this Quilt

Gussman, Flor. Flower Garden. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2705. Accessed: 03/29/24