QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3283

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:

50051

Source of the information on this quilt:

GRANDAUGHTER

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:

MARGARET MEADOR, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

NINE PATCH

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

NINE PATCH, DOUBLE NINE PATCH, DOUBLE NINE PATCH

Brackman # or other source & #:

1606a, p. 206

How wide is the quilt?

82

How long is the quilt?

69

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

White; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1936

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

1920

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

10.25 X 10.25

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Same fabric for all, Pieced border

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, Textured weave

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; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn, Machine 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:

0.75

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, decorative motifs:

Feathering

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

even stitching

Quilt top made by:

BROTHERTON, SUSAN CORDELIA

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Castro, Hadie Brotherton; Kay, Mary Brotherton

Where the quilt was made, city:

DUNBAR

Where the quilt was made, county:

KANAWHA

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:

1945

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment; Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

LOVE

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the source of the pattern:

ORIGINAL

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

Susan Cordelia Gardner Brotherton (Maker) 1874-1935 Mary Maria Brotherton Kay (Daughter) 1897-1977 Florence Kay Green (Grandaughter)

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Letters, Quilt patterns, Sewing tools related to the quiltmaker

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

GARDNER

Quiltmaker's birth date:

November 2, 1874

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

PUTNAM COUNTY

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1891

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

March 3, 1935

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

ENGLISH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

METHODIST

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):

BROTHERTON, ROBERT EDGAR

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

ENGLISH

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

FARMER

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Where does/did the group meet?

EUB CHURCH

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: SUN PORCH, Favorite pattern: FLOWER GARDEN, Type of frame: WOODEN STA

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: June, Husband's birth day: 28, Husband's birth year: 1870, Husband's birthplace: JACKSON CO WV, Husband's date of death: month: February, Husband's date of death: year: 1958, Husband's burialplace: JACKSON CO WV, Quiltmaker's church: LONE OAK METHODIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: JACKSON COUNTY WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search