QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3258

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:

50025

Source of the information on this quilt:

MARTHA E ALLEN EMICK, GRANDDAUGHTER

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

JANET MORRIS, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

BALTIMORE QUILT

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

COURTHOUSE SQUA, LOG CABIN TYPE, COURTHOUSE SQUARE VARIATI

How wide is the quilt?

110

How long is the quilt?

10.8

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Mitered

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Green

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1853

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

1855

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

10.25 X 10.25

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

2.5

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics, Pieced border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Linen

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Solid/plain; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

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:

Percale

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Hand 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:

Linen thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

WHITE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

0.25, 0.75

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Grid diamond

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

ALLEN, ELIZABETH ANN

Where the quilt was made, city:

DELIGHT

Where the quilt was made, county:

BALTIMORE

Where the quilt was made, state:

Maryland (MD)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1918

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Birthday

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Describe the source of the pattern:

AM QUILT P

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

saved for special occasions,

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

HUNTINGTON, PILOT CLUB ANTIQUE S, 1975

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photographs

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

ALER

Quiltmaker's birth date:

August 24, 1816

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

DELIGHT

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Maryland (MD)

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

June 14, 1840

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

December 24, 1894

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

WELSH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Unknown

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):

ALLEN, WILLIAM LUTHER

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

FARMER HARNESS MAKER

Number of children:

11

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

9

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: FAMILY

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

Type of sewing: CLOTHING

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker was paid to sew, Husband's birth month: July, Husband's birth day: 17, Husband's birth year: 1819, Husband's birthplace: BALTIMORE CO MD, Husband's date of death: month: January, Husband's date of death: day: 29, Husband's date of death: year: 1898, Husband's burialplace: PIKESVILLE MD, Quiltmaker's church: METHODIST EPISCOPAL, Quiltmaker's burialplace: DELIGHT MD

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search