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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