QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2758

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:

FA89

Alternate inventory control number:

FA089

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great 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?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Courthouse Steps

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Courthouse Steps

Brackman # or other source & #:

3240

How wide is the quilt?

67.25"

How long is the quilt?

85.25"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Other

Describe the damage:

Unspecified damage

Repairs:

Other

Describe the repairs:

Backing was added in 1980

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Fragile

Time period:

1876-1900

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1885

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Paradise, Vicki

Number of quilt blocks:

80

Size of quilt blocks:

7.625" x 8"

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:

Wool; Cotton; Silk; Other

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Print; 1980

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

5

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Print

Describe the binding:

1" ruffle

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cincinnati

Where the quilt was made, county:

Hamilton County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Owner received quilt from her mother-in-law

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Old; Recycled

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Old clothes

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

No photo of quiltmaker

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:

1810

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Before 1892

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Hamilton County

Quiltmaker's city:

Cincinnati

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

Brown, J.E.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History