QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3295

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:

50062

Source of the information on this quilt:

GRAND NEICE

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:

GRAMMA'S QUILT

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

ONE PATCH ON POINT (CHECK

Brackman # or other source & #:

2276b, p. 307

How wide is the quilt?

66

How long is the quilt?

73

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1870

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

1870

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

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:

1

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Checked; Floral

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Calico

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

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Print; Hand sewn

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:

BLACK

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

0.5

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

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Single parallel lines; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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

Pieced back

Quilt top made by:

HALL, MATTIE & SARAH ANN

Where the quilt was made, city:

MANNINGTON DISTRICT

Where the quilt was made, county:

MARION

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:

1970

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment; Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

INHERITED

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

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

Made by owner's granmother's sisters for son born in 1876. Mattie and Sarah Hall were owner's grandmother's (Frances Jane) sisters. They made the quilt before owner's father Nelson (Net) Robinson was born in 1876.

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1840

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

MANNINGTON DIST

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1930

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

USA

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

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: FAMILY ROO, Type of frame: WOODEN

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker's church: BAPTIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: MANNINGTON WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search