QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-2932

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:

40375

Source of the information on this quilt:

ATTIE WILSON FREY, DAUGHTER

When was the form filled out?

November 14, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

MARTHA OFFUTT, Key by: KMU

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CAIRO

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

FULL BLOWN TULIP

Brackman # or other source & #:

3653, p. 490

How wide is the quilt?

73

How long is the quilt?

64.75

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1880

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

1860

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

22 X 22.75

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Percale

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

Description of the back:

Muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn

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:

WHITE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Width between quilting lines:

0.5, 0.25, 1

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Feathering

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

WILSON, MARY ELLEN

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1977

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

FOWLER

Quiltmaker's birth date:

November 3, 1850

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Virginia (VA)

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

September 22, 1868

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

January 11, 1916

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

GERMAN

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOUSEWIFE

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

WILSON, BASIL HUDKINS

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

ENGLISH

Number of children:

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: June, Husband's birth day: 19, Husband's birth year: 1829, Husband's birthplace: OXFORD,DODDRIDGE,WV, Husband's date of death: year: 1914, Quiltmaker's church: METHODIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: GOFFS, RITCHIE CO, WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search