QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2777
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:
FC108
Alternate inventory control number:
FC108
Person filling out this form is:
Niece 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:
Jacob's Ladder
Brackman # or other source & #:
1695B
How wide is the quilt?
71.25"
How long is the quilt?
76.25"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; White; Yellow
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1930-1949
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Circa 1930s
Who estimated the quilt's date?
GK
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
15
Size of quilt blocks:
11" x 11"
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Describe the quilt setting:
12" white cotton blocks; Hand sewn set
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
Double border: 2" yellow cotton, 2.5" white cotton
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand 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
Width of pieces on the back:
33.5"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Solid/plain
Describe the binding:
Yellow binding
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
1/2"
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:
12
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Block: feather, cross hatch 2.75" squares; Border: two wavy lines, 1.5" apart
Quilt top made by:
Beard, Matie
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, city:
Westminster
Where the quilt was made, county:
Carroll County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Maryland (MD)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
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 maker
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 gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1877
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Wesminster, Carroll County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Maryland
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1965
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Quiltmaker
Quiltmaker's state:
Maryland (MD)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made over 400 quilts, some with family, some sold, some museum
Who photographed this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Beard, Mati. Jacob's Ladder. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2777. Accessed: 03/28/24