QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3284

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:

50052

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?

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

MARGARET MEADOR, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

FLOWER GARDEN

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

FLOWER GARDEN, GRANDMOTHER'S FLOWER GARDEN, GRANDMOTHER'S FLOWER GARD

Brackman # or other source & #:

160k, p. 18

How wide is the quilt?

72

How long is the quilt?

60

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

Brown; White; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Dark colors; Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

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:

1930

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

58

Size of quilt blocks:

7 X 7

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

1.5, No sashing

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Same fabric for all

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

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

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Percale, Shirting, Calico

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

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; 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:

10

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?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

KAY, MARY MARIA

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Castro, Hadie 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; Baby or crib

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Describe the source of the pattern:

TRADITIONAL PAT

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

page 1 - quilt was pieced in 1919 and quilted in 1936

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:

BROTHERTON

Quiltmaker's birth date:

January 16, 1897

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

JACKSON CO

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

December 27, 1921

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

January 21, 1977

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):

KAY, CLARENCE ROBERT

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

SCOTTISH

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

BANKER & REALTOR

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?

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?

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: PIECED BLOCKS, Type of frame: WOODEN

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: May, Husband's birth day: 3, Husband's birth year: 1892, Husband's birthplace: ROCKCASTLE JACKSON CO WV, Husband's date of death: month: April, Husband's date of death: day: 3, Husband's date of death: year: 1962, Husband's burialplace: DUNBAR WV GRANDVIEW, Quiltmaker's church: FIRST CHURCH UNITED METHO, Quiltmaker's burialplace: GRANDVIEW MEM DUNBAR WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search