QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2726
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:
FA59
Alternate inventory control number:
FA059
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great niece
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
Owner's name for quilt:
Devil's Crossroads
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Drunkard's Path
Brackman # or other source & #:
1461
How wide is the quilt?
76"
How long is the quilt?
76.5"
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; White
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Fading
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Fragile
Time period:
1876-1900
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Unknown
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1880
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Sullivan, Kathy
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
64
Size of quilt blocks:
8" x 8"
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
3
Describe the borders:
Triple border: 6.75" navy/white cotton, plain and pieced Flying Geese pattern
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Print
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Domestic
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Width of pieces on the back:
34.25", 42"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
Describe the binding:
Machine sewn; White binding
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?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16")
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
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
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Diagonal, 1/2" apart; Border: crosshatching
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Made in Washington County, PA by a great aunt
Quilt top made by:
Ritchey, Maria Drucilla
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, county:
Washington County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Quilt was a gift to the owner by her mother who inherited it
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
No photo of quiltmaker
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Horseshoe
Quilt owner's county:
Henderson County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Smiley
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1857
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Washington County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Pennsylvania
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1930
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
White
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Quiltmaker's county:
Washington County
Quiltmaker's state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
2
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, Washington County, PA; Children: John W., Roy
Who photographed this quilt?
Manley, Roger
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Ritchey, Maria Drucill. Devil's Crossroads. 1876-1900. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2726. Accessed: 03/29/24