QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3272

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:

50040

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

ROBERTA FARMER, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

DRUNKARDS PATH

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

DRUNKARDS PATH, DRUNKARD'S PATH, DRUNKARD'S PATH

Brackman # or other source & #:

fig 2, p. 74

How wide is the quilt?

84

How long is the quilt?

73

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

Repaired

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1876-1900

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

1877

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

Same fabric for all

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Dotted

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; Hand sewn

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Width between quilting lines:

1

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

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

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

, Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

SNIDER, ELIZABETH

Where the quilt was made, city:

GRAFTON

Where the quilt was made, county:

TAYLOR

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1975

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

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the source of the pattern:

STANDARD

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

Pattern ID from Standard Book of Quiltmaking

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

MOORE

Quiltmaker's birth date:

January 2, 1849

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

INDEPENDENCE PRESTON C

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

January 5, 1868

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

March 17, 1934

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

ENGLISH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

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):

SNIDER, JOSEPH

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

GERMAN

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

FARMER

Number of children:

8

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: April, Husband's birth day: 12, Husband's birth year: 1844, Husband's birthplace: THORNTON WV TAYLOR CO, Husband's date of death: month: April, Husband's date of death: day: 4, Husband's date of death: year: 1920, Husband's burialplace: THORNTON WV BETHEL M, Quiltmaker's church: METHODIST EPISCOPAL, Quiltmaker's burialplace: THORNTON WV BETHEL ME CEM

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search