QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2757
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:
FA88
Alternate inventory control number:
FA088
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?
Inherited
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Broken Star
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Broken Star
Brackman # or other source & #:
4007
How wide is the quilt?
98"
How long is the quilt?
100"
What color is the quilt?
White; Orange; Yellow; Gold
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Unused
Time period:
1930-1949
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930s
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Not specified
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
Four borders: .75" salmon, 1.375" burnt orange, .75" gold, 4" off-white
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Salmon color
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
What color is the back of the quilt?
Yellow
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
Quilt top made by:
Roberts, Helen
Where the quilt was made, state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
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:
Photo of quiltmaker, with owner
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Incomplete documentation
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 gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1919
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Pennsylvania
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1912
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
White
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Nurse
Quiltmaker's state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
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
Roberts, Hele. Broken Star. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2757. Accessed: 03/28/24