QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-1487

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

West Virginia Department of Archives and History

Who documented this quilt?

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search

The West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search Number:

20117

When was the form filled out?

September 25, 1992

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Interviewer:

MC, Key by: FK

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

PETERSBURG

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

THE LAUREL WREATH VARIATI

Brackman # or other source & #:

204

How wide is the quilt?

35

How long is the quilt?

25

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; White

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1859

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

1870

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

7.5 X 7.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

1.5

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Floral; Solid/plain; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Percale, Shirting, Calico, LINEN

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Front turned to back; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Double thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

WHITE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

0.75

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

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

even stitching

Quilt top made by:

MCLAUGHLIN, MARY MARGARET GEORGIANA

Where the quilt was made, city:

KNAPP'S CREEK

Where the quilt was made, county:

POCAHONTAS

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

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

Doll's quilt, made by Mary Margaret Georgiana Price (McLaughlin) Born 1846, d. 1924 Quilt made about 1859 when she was 12 Daughter of James Atlee Price and Margaret Davies Poague Lived at Knapp's Creek, Pocahontas County, WV Member of Huntersville Presbyterian Church Married in 1866 to Andrew Matthews McLaughlin (1844-1913), a farmer in Marlinton Quilt now in possission of great-granddaughter of the maker.

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

PRICE

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1846

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1866

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1924

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

MCLAUGHLIN, ANDREW MATTHEWS

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

FARMER

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth year: 1844, Husband's date of death: year: 1913, Quiltmaker's church: HUNTERSVILLE PRESBYTERIAN

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search