QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2739
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:
FA71
Alternate inventory control number:
FA071
Person filling out this form is:
Friend of quiltmaker
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:
Grandmother's Fan
Brackman # or other source & #:
3325
How wide is the quilt?
83"
How long is the quilt?
84"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Describe the corners:
Mitered corner
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Fading; Other
Describe the damage:
Unspecified damage
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Fragile
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Early 1930s
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Kneppelt
Number of quilt blocks:
91 whole blocks, 14 half blocks
Size of quilt blocks:
8" x 8"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Sashing width:
None
Describe the borders:
Not specified
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
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
15", 35", 32"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
Describe the binding:
Machine sewn
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
greater than one inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
3"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Blanket or flannel
Describe the quilt filling:
Blanket
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:
8
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
Uneven
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Parallel lines in squares
Where the quilt was made, city:
Braintree
Where the quilt was made, county:
Norfolk County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
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:
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
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Who photographed this quilt?
Brown, J.E.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Grandmother's Fan. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2739. Accessed: 04/26/24