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
Cite this Quilt
Wohlfarth, Caroly. Embroidered Quilt. 1876-1900. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2722. Accessed: 04/18/24