QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2740
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:
FA72
Alternate inventory control number:
FA072
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
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?
Purchased the quilt
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Lone Star
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Large Star variation (6 point)
Brackman # or other source & #:
3707
How wide is the quilt?
93"
How long is the quilt?
110"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Describe the corners:
Mitered corner
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Moderate use/worn
Type of inscription:
Initials
What is inscribed on the quilt?
DO
Method used to make the inscription:
Ink
Time period:
1876-1900
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Circa 1880
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Newman, Joyce
Number of quilt blocks:
8 stars, 2 halves
Size of quilt blocks:
34" x 34"
Describe the quilt setting:
Hand sewn set
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
None
Describe the borders:
No border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain; Checked
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Gingham; 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:
4
Width of pieces on the back:
12.5", 29.5", 29.5", 22"
Describe the back:
Hand sewn
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Applied binding; Two-step; White
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back
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 thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16")
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Single thread
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
18
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
18
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Follows top design; Plain block: feathered and crosshatch
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Quilt was purchased at an estate sale
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
Who photographed this quilt?
Brown, J.E.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Lone Star. 1876-1900. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2740. Accessed: 03/28/24