QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3286

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:

50054

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:

FAWN VALENTINE, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

DOUBLE WEDDING RING

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

DOUBLE WEDDING, DOUBLE WEDDING RING, WEDDING RING

Brackman # or other source & #:

303, p. 40

How wide is the quilt?

88

How long is the quilt?

75

Shape of edge:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1935

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

1930

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

16.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

No sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

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

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Percale, Chambray

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:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; 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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

MARTENY, ADA VIOLA

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Hyre, Mary Wolfe

Where the quilt was made, city:

MONTROSE

Where the quilt was made, county:

RANDOLPH

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:

1950

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?

Gift or presentation; Personal enjoyment; Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

ENJOYED

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

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

SEWING MACHINE

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

HYRE

Quiltmaker's birth date:

June 12, 1902

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

MONTROSE

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

May 23, 1983

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOMEMAKER

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

RURAL MAIL CARRIER

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

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

15

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: BEDROOM, Type of frame: FLOOR FRAM

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: January, Husband's birth day: 1, Husband's birth year: 1898, Husband's birthplace: BARBOUR COUNTY WV, Husband's date of death: month: December, Husband's date of death: day: 29, Husband's date of death: year: 1967, Husband's burialplace: ELKINS WV MT STATE M, Quiltmaker's church: METHODIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: ELKINS WV MT. STATE MEM G

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search