QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2760

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:

FA91

Alternate inventory control number:

FA091

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter

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:

Rose of New York

How wide is the quilt?

83"

How long is the quilt?

101"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Damage:

Fading; Other

Describe the damage:

Unspecified damage

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930

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

1930s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Hall, Fannye

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

11" x 11"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 2" blue cotton border

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 prints

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; Bleached

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

48.5"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Blue binding

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

16

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

16

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Border: crosshatch; Parallel lines; Follows top design; Feathered wreath

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Made with lady in Ann Arbor, MI

Quilt top made by:

Faulkner, Sara

Where the quilt was made, city:

Jackson

Where the quilt was made, county:

Jackson County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Photo of quiltmaker, with owner

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:

1866

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1930

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Number of children:

4

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, with owner; Children: Holly, Harry

Who photographed this quilt?

Yenne, Anne

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History