QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2722

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:

FA55

Alternate inventory control number:

FA055

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great 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

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Embroidered Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

75"

How long is the quilt?

84.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Mitered corner

What color is the quilt?

White; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Other

Describe the damage:

Unspecified damage

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Fragile

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1800s?

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

1890

Who estimated the quilt's date?

TDH

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

8" x 8"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Single white cotton sashing

Sashing width:

3.5"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 4" white border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Yellow embroidery on white background

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Applied binding; Yellow

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/2"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Yellow

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

14

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

14

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: parallel lines; Set: feather; Border: floral

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

Embroidered quilt

Quilt top made by:

Wohlfarth, Carolyn

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, county:

Morrow County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

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:

Family inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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:

Walters

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1839

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1940

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Germany

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Germany

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts

Who photographed this quilt?

Brown, J.E.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History