QUILT INDEX RECORD
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