QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3257

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:

50024

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt collector

Interviewer:

MARGARET HUMBLE, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

UNION SQUARE

Brackman # or other source & #:

2417, p. 328

How wide is the quilt?

76

How long is the quilt?

63

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible, Repaired

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1935

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

12 X 12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

2.5

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

CORNERSTON, Same fabric for all

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Feedsack

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Striped; Solid/plain; Feedsack; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Percale, Gingham

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:

Flannel

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn

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:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Outline

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

Pieced back

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1988

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Quilt owner's city:

NATCHEZ

Quilt owner's county:

ADAMS

Quilt owner's state:

Mississippi (MS)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search