QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2771

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:

FC102

Alternate inventory control number:

FC102

Person filling out this form is:

Daughter of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

12-02-1985; North Asheville Community Center, Asheville, 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:

Millwheel

Brackman # or other source & #:

1262A

How wide is the quilt?

68"

How long is the quilt?

72"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Pink; Green; Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1960-1962

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

1960

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Not specified

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

110

Size of quilt blocks:

6.5" x 6.5"

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:

Striped; Solid/plain; Plaid

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic; Blue

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

33.5"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Applied binding; Two-step; White/cream

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

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)?

1/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

Quilt top made by:

Beard, Martha

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, city:

Calgary

Where the quilt was made, province:

Alberta (AB)

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

For son of owner, Nelson Lee Shatto

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other; Sewing scraps

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:

Scraps

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

Photo of maker, family records

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Asheville

Quilt owner's county:

Buncombe County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Christophal

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1883

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Nappanee

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Indiana

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1963

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German; Irish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Christophal,_____

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Indiana

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Beard, David Ray

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Minister; farmer

Number of children:

7

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts; Children: Edward, Barbara, Elizabeth, Raymond, Paul, Ruth, Robert

Who photographed this quilt?

Vanderveen

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History