QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2711
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:
FA45
Alternate inventory control number:
FA045
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Granddaughter
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?
Inherited
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Double Irish Chain
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Double Irish Chain
Brackman # or other source & #:
1014
How wide is the quilt?
78"
How long is the quilt?
85.5"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Blue or Navy; Pink
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Stains
Describe the damage:
Stain
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Fragile
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Early 1920s
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Circa 1920
Who estimated the quilt's date?
McCarter, Sue
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
72
Size of quilt blocks:
8.25" x 8.25"
Describe the quilt setting:
Irish Chain set: 25 blocks of 1.5" squares; 10" block with 1.25" squares in corner; Hand sewn set
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
Double border: 2.5", 3", pink and white/blue dot; cotton; Applied Capital Steps style
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain; Dotted
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Domestic
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
Width of pieces on the back:
42", 34"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Applied binding; Pink
How is the binding made?
Other
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
3/8"
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:
20
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
20
Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?
no
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Elbow/fan; Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Crosshatch
Quilt top made by:
Long, Mary
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, city:
Richland
Where the quilt was made, county:
Keokuk County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Iowa (IA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Owner received quilt from her mother
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
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:
Purchased
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:
Edneyville
Quilt owner's county:
Henderson County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Halferty
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1847
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Ohio
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1937
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
White
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Quiltmaker's county:
Keokuk County
Quiltmaker's city:
Richland
Quiltmaker's state:
Iowa (IA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Long, George
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
8
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, with family; Children: John, Lola, Fanny, Bertha, Harriet, Ollie, Frank; Quiltmaker is owner's maternal grandmother
Who photographed this quilt?
Brown, J.E.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Long, Mar. Double Irish Chain. 1901-1929. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2711. Accessed: 04/27/24