QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3278

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:

50046

Source of the information on this quilt:

DAUGHTER

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

MARGARET MEADOR, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

WAVES OF THE SEA

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

WAVES OF THE SE, OCEAN WAVE, OCEAN WAVES VARIATION

Brackman # or other source & #:

449

How wide is the quilt?

63

How long is the quilt?

67

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

Maroon; White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1910

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

1910

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Checked; Floral; Solid/plain; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Percale, Shirting

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; 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; Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

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

Color of thread used in the quilting:

WHITE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

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

even stitching

Quilt top made by:

CASTO, HADIE DORIS

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Brotherton, Susan Gardner; Kay, Mary Brotherton

Where the quilt was made, city:

GIVEN

Where the quilt was made, county:

JACKSON

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:

1974

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation; Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Describe the source of the pattern:

NEIGHBOR

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

Maker was 11 years old when she made the quilt Graphic quality, mixture of reds and maroons This ocean waves pattern cannot be determined for pattern block

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

BROTHERTON

Quiltmaker's birth date:

September 14, 1899

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

GIVEN

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

March 31, 1918

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

February 21, 1974

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):

CASTO, LONDUS OWEN

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:

FACTORY FOREMAN

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: SITTING RO, Type of frame: WOODEN

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: July, Husband's birth day: 8, Husband's birth year: 1897, Husband's birthplace: GIVEN WV, Husband's date of death: month: March, Husband's date of death: day: 15, Husband's date of death: year: 1974, Husband's burialplace: DUNBAR WV GRANDVIEW, Quiltmaker's church: UNITED METHODIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: DUNBAR WV GRANDVIEW CEMET

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search