QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2137

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:

DA241

Alternate inventory control number:

DA240

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

11-02-1985; Single Brothers Workshop, Old Salem, 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:

Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Octagon Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

3855

How wide is the quilt?

72"

How long is the quilt?

91"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1941

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

Circa 1941

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Paradise, Vicki

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

48

Size of quilt blocks:

10" x 10"

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Double border: 2.25" and 3.375" pink and white cotton pieced triangle border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Other

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Seersucker

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

35"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step; White

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Straight 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)?

5/16"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

Possibly cloth

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:

18

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: follows piecing; Border: feather, zigzag

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

Backing: Vertical seams

Quilt top made by:

Ring, Maud

Quilted by:

Ring, Maud

Where the quilt was made, city:

Kernersville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Forsyth County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Quilt passed down through the family

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Other

Describe the source of the pattern:

Family and neighbors

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

Family and shared with other community members

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:

Sketch on documentation sheet

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Winston-Salem

Quilt owner's county:

Forsyth County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Kerner

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1894

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Kernersville, Forsyth County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1975

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Moravian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Forsyth County

Quiltmaker's city:

Kernersville

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Kerner, James Frederick

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Sapp, Eva

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

Ring, Clay Vance Sr.

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

Veneer mill owner

Number of children:

2

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, with family, Forsyth County, NC; Children: Clay Vance Ring, Jr., Betsy Jane Ring Cooke; Maker married a Methodist

Who photographed this quilt?

No photo

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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