QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2707

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:

FA41

Alternate inventory control number:

FA041

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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?

Raffle or contest prize

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sashed Squares

How wide is the quilt?

65"

How long is the quilt?

75"

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Green; Lavender; Pink; Red; White; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Type of inscription:

Other

What is inscribed on the quilt?

PATTERN NAME UNKNOWN / DATE 1939 / PLACE SOUTH EUCLID, OHIO / MADE BY LADIES OF THE WOMENS BENEFIT ASSOC. / WON BY PRESENT OWNER WITH PURCHASE OF 5 TICKETS AT 2 CENTS EACH / OWNER RUTH KENNERSON - HEND.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1939

Method used to make the inscription:

Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Unknown

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1938-1939

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

1939

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Battle, Martha

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

48

Size of quilt blocks:

9.5" x 10"

Describe the quilt setting:

Hand sewn set

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Double border: 1.5" multicolored cotton; Plain and prairie points

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Coral; Gingham

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?

White

Width of pieces on the back:

30"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

16

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

16

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Crosshatch; Diagonal

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

Knots on front and back

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Women's Benefit Association (insurance group)

Where the quilt was made, city:

South Euclid

Where the quilt was made, county:

Cuyahoga County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Raffle or contest prize

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Ladies raffled quilts to earn money for travel club

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

Owner won the quilt; Each ticket cost two cents

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Many fabrics were donated by friends, scraps from dresses

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

No photo of quiltmaker

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Sketch on documentation sheet

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 gender:

Group

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewives

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, unknown

Who photographed this quilt?

Brown, J.E.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History