QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-1791

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:

20411

Source of the information on this quilt:

MARION MCTAGGART DILLON, NIECE

When was the form filled out?

November 7, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

M COFFEY, Key by: GB

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

GERRARDSTOWN

Owner's name for quilt:

SCOTTY DOGS

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

SCOTTIE PATCHWORK

Brackman # or other source & #:

938.2, p. 99L

How wide is the quilt?

91.25

How long is the quilt?

77

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

Black; White

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Pencil or pen or marking lines

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1925

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

1920

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

9.5 X 9.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Same fabric for all

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Plaid

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Gingham

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Applique

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Standard applique

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

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Description of the back:

Muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Different fabrics; Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn, Machine sewn; Bias grain

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, Cotton thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

OFF WHITE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

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

even stitching

Quilt top made by:

HART, RINA MARIAH

Where the quilt was made, city:

CLARKSBURG

Where the quilt was made, county:

HARRISON

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation; Personal enjoyment

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

MCTAGGART

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1872

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

COW CREEK PLEASANTS CO

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

May, 1966

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

SCOTCH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOUSEWIFE

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

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

MANAGER BOX FACTORY

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

87

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Place to quilt: HOME, Favorite pattern: NOVELTY/BRGHT COLORS

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birthplace: CLARKSBURG WV, Husband's burialplace: CLARKSBURG WV, Quiltmaker's church: BAPTIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: TYLER TX

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search