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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