QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3259

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:

50026

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:

EIGHT POINT STAR, EIGHT POINTED STAR

Brackman # or other source & #:

3735a, p. 519

How wide is the quilt?

56

How long is the quilt?

90

Shape of edge:

Rounded

Describe the edge treatment:

Ice cream cones

What color is the quilt?

Maroon; White

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible, Fragile

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1850-1875

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

1875

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

28

Size of quilt blocks:

8 X 8

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

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:

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:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

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:

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

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1986

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Quilt owner's city:

CHARLESTON

Quilt owner's county:

KANAWHA

Quilt owner's state:

West Virginia (WV)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search