QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2706

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:

FA40

Alternate inventory control number:

FA040

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter-in-law

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:

All Over Quilted in Fans

How wide is the quilt?

57"

How long is the quilt?

69.75"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Mitered corner

What color is the quilt?

Maroon

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Other

Describe the damage:

Unspecified damage

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Fragile

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930

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

1930s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Klennon, Shirley

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Number of quilt blocks:

2 strips

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Rayon

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Satin

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Rayon satin

Materials used to make the back:

Satin/Sateen

Description of the back:

Maroon rayon satin

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

19", 37.5"

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Applied binding; Two-step; Maroon; Briar stitched

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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)?

3/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton; Another quilt

Describe the quilt filling:

Another comforter

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Maroon

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

Quilt top made by:

Britt, Priscilla

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hendersonville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Henderson County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt was given to the owner's husband, John Meadows

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Photo of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Hendersonville

Quilt owner's county:

Henderson County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Wray

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1876

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Spencer, Rowan County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1959

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch; Irish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Innkeeper

Quiltmaker's county:

Henderson County

Quiltmaker's city:

Hendersonville

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Wray, Jame-

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Britt, Wade Hampton

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

Innkeeper

Number of children:

3

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, NC and VA; Children: Wade Hampton Britt, Jr., Sadie Britt Meadows, Vera Britt Malone

Who photographed this quilt?

Yenne, Anne

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History