QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2738
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:
FA70
Alternate inventory control number:
FA070
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Granddaughter-in-law
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:
Colonial Garden
Brackman # or other source & #:
153
How wide is the quilt?
71"
How long is the quilt?
89"
Shape of corners:
Straight
Describe the corners:
Mitered corner
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Other
Describe the damage:
Unspecified damage
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
About 1930
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Hall, Fannye
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Number of quilt blocks:
111 hexagons, 12 halves
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single 4" white 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
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Domestic
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
One piece
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Applied binding; White
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; Straight grain
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)?
3/8"
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:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
12
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
12
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Follows top design; Border: vine and flower
Where the quilt was made, city:
Long Island
Where the quilt was made, state:
New York (NY)
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:
Quilt was brought to Hendersonville, NC
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Monroe
Quilt owner's county:
Fairfield County
Quilt owner's state:
Connecticut (CT)
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
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Unknown if maker 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
Colonial Garden. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2738. Accessed: 04/26/24