QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3265

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:

50032

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

MARGARET HUMBLE, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

DRESDAN PLATE, DRESDEN PLATE, DRESDAN PLATE VARIATION

Brackman # or other source & #:

3488, p. 473

How wide is the quilt?

83

How long is the quilt?

6.5

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1925

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

15 X 15

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics, Pieced border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

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

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Percale, Shirting

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Standard applique

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Description of the back:

Muslin

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; 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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1.25

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Outline; In-the-ditch

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

even stitching

Quilt top made by:

HALEY, MARY ALICE

Where the quilt was made, city:

CHARLESTON

Where the quilt was made, county:

KANAWHA

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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

Registered quilt with WVHQS

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Virginia (VA)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1978

Quiltmaker's educational background:

College

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOUSEWIFE

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

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

HALEY, PETER

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

PHYSICIAN

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birthplace: CHARLESTON WV, Husband's date of death: year: 1980, Husband's burialplace: CHARLESTON WV, Quiltmaker's church: ST MARKS METHODIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: CHARLESTON WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search