QUILT INDEX RECORD
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