QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3316

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:

50082

Source of the information on this quilt:

GT GT GRANDDAUG

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

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

OHIO STAR, STAR TYPE, OHIO STAR VARIATION

Brackman # or other source & #:

1631d, p. 209

How wide is the quilt?

84.5

How long is the quilt?

74.5

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

Type of inscription:

Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1869

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1869

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1869

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

1869

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

21

Size of quilt blocks:

10 X 10

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Percale

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Description of the back:

Muslin, Feedsack

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Straight 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:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

0.25, 0.63, 0.38

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch; Other

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

CORE, NANCY

Where the quilt was made, city:

CASSVILLE

Where the quilt was made, county:

MONONGALIA

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:

1984

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation; Personal enjoyment; Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

FAMILY USE

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:

THE QUILTING REMINDS ME OF THE NORTHERN BORDER COUNTIES OF ENGLAND (NEXT TO SCOTLAND), Quilting patterns Very nice blue and white w/1/2" triangles, making up star points Attached history of Nancy Fleming Corewho was owner's father's great grandmother. Nancy was the daughter of Robert Fleming. She married Barton Core, son of Christopher Core. Nancy's family was driven from Scotland to the North of Ireland by religious persecution. Nancy and her four brothers, Robert, Archibald, William, and John came to the United States in the early 18th century and took up lands under William Penn in 1741 in Kent County, Delaware. Then they came to western Virginia in 1789 and settled on lands near the Monongahela River. Nancy and Barton were parents of 11 children.

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

FLEMING

Quiltmaker's birth date:

January 7, 1821

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United Kingdom

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

January, 1912

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

SCOTCH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOMEMAKER

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Number of children:

11

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

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

Type of frame: FLOOR FRAM

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: November, Husband's birth day: 2, Husband's birth year: 1820, Husband's birthplace: CORE WV, Husband's date of death: month: September, Husband's date of death: day: 29, Husband's date of death: year: 1905, Husband's burialplace: MONONGALIA COUNTY WV, Quiltmaker's burialplace: CASSVILLE WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search