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21-17-2709

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:

FA43

Alternate inventory control number:

FA043

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Daughter-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?

Other

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Embroidered quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

None given

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Cross Stitch Wholecloth

How wide is the quilt?

64"

How long is the quilt?

87.5"

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1967

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

1967

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Roberson, Ruth

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Cross stitch embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Other

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

One piece

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

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?

Medium (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:

14

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

14

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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

The is one of a pair; Color done solid as pattern with various colors bothered mother at her age; Quilted by mother of friend of owner

Quilt top made by:

Kenerson, Helen

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cleveland

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?

Other

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

Owner purchased materials for mother-in-law to embroider

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Describe the source of the pattern:

Needlework kit

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

Kit

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:

Hendersonville

Quilt owner's county:

Henderson County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bromley

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1886

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1969

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch; Irish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Cuyahoga County

Quiltmaker's city:

Cleveland

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bromley, Nicholas

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Janet

Number of children:

2

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Did not make other quilts; Children: Ruth Rimer, Virgil W.

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

Cite this Quilt

Kenerson, Hele. None given. 1950-1975. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2709. Accessed: 03/29/24