QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3261

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:

50028

Source of the information on this quilt:

GREAT GRANDDAUG

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

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

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

ROBERTA FARMER, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

DOVE IN THE WINDOW

Brackman # or other source & #:

415.21, p. 45-B

How wide is the quilt?

83.5

How long is the quilt?

74

Shape of edge:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Black; Gray

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1876-1900

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

1895

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

110

Size of quilt blocks:

9.5 X 9.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

No sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Plaid; Striped; Solid/plain; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Chambray, Shirting, Calico, 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

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; 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:

Cotton thread

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilt top made by:

LOVE, NINA

Where the quilt was made, county:

TRUMBULL

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

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

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Recycled

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search