QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3311

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:

50077

Source of the information on this quilt:

INA WILLIAMS, 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:

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?

73

How long is the quilt?

72

Shape of edge:

Rounded

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1935

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

19.5 X 19

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:

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

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Shirting, 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

Description of the back:

Muslin

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Straight grain; 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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

0.5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

KELLER, NANNIE B

Where the quilt was made, county:

MONROE

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1982

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

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

HICKMAN

Quiltmaker's birth date:

September 1, 1870

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

CALAIS MONROE COUNTY IO

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1957

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

IRISH/GERMAN

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PRESBYTERIAN

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOUSEWIFE

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

IRISH/GERMAN

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

FARMER/OIL FIELD WOR

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

10

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: LIVINGROOM, Type of frame: WOODEN

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birthplace: MIDDLEBOURNE WV, Husband's date of death: year: 1958, Husband's burialplace: WOODSFIELD OHIO, Quiltmaker's burialplace: WOODSFIELD OHIO

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search