QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2720
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:
FA53
Alternate inventory control number:
FA053
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?
Received as a gift
This is a:
Finished quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Friendship Ring
Brackman # or other source & #:
3488A
How wide is the quilt?
76"
How long is the quilt?
87"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Describe the corners:
Mitered corner
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading; Stains; Other
Describe the damage:
Spots; Unspecified damage
Time period:
1930-1949
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Paradise, Vicki
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
20
Size of quilt blocks:
15.5" x 15.5"
Describe the quilt setting:
Hand sewn set
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single 5.75" multicolored pieced and appliqued cotton border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Various colors
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other applique
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Domestic
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
One piece
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Applied binding; White
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
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)?
1/4"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Single thread
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Follows top design; Other
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
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?
Sewing scraps; Other
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
Old; Recycled
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
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 birth date:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Unknown
Who photographed this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Friendship Ring. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2720. Accessed: 03/29/24