QUILT INDEX RECORD
26-22-3320
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:
50086
Source of the information on this quilt:
JOAN V GUTHRIE, DAUGHTER
When was the form filled out?
August 7, 1992
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
Interviewer:
HUMBLE & VALENTINE, Key by: JR
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
CHARLESTON
Owner's name for quilt:
DOGWOOD
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
DOGWOOD, APPLIQUE FLOWER DESIGN, DOGWOOD PATTERN #29
How wide is the quilt?
92
How long is the quilt?
77
Shape of edge:
Straight
Describe the corner treatment:
Mitered
What color is the quilt?
Brown; Yellow; Green
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe the damage:
filling/batting visible
Type of inscription:
Other
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1933
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1935
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Same fabric for all
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Percale
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing; Hand Applique
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other applique; Hand Applique
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:
Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn, Machine sewn; Straight grain
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:
GREEN & WH
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
9
Width between quilting lines:
1
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch; Outline; Other
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Pieced back, even stitching
Quilt top made by:
VICKERS, LINNIE ERIE
Other people who worked on this quilt:
Corbin, Mary Virginia
Where the quilt was made, city:
ELKVIEW
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:
1980
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation; Personal enjoyment
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Describe the source of the pattern:
MT MIST, TRADITIONAL
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
TOOK A YEAR TO DO APPLIQUE. OWNER HAS NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS OF MAKER WITHH THE QUILT AND OTHERS. ALSO, MAKER'S MOTHER (PICTURES OF) WHO DID THE QUILTING.
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
DUNBAR WV, KANAWHA COUNTY FAIR, 1934, Quilt wo a prize, DUNBAR WV, KANAWHA COUNTY FAIR
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Photographs, CHAS DAILY MAIL
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Photographs, Quilt patterns, Prizes won by the quiltmaker
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
FABER
Quiltmaker's birth date:
January 27, 1888
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
GOLDTOWN
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
West Virginia (WV)
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
November 26, 1985
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
GERMAN/ENGLISH
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Other
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
BAPTIST
Quiltmaker's occupation:
HOMEMAKER/TEACHER
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
ENGLISH & IRISH
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
DAIRY FARMER
Number of children:
6
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
3
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
3
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 40-49
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:
100
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Place to quilt: DINING ROO, Favorite pattern: DOGWOOD, Type of frame: WOODEN
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Quiltmaker was paid to sew, Husband's birth month: March, Husband's birth day: 3, Husband's birth year: 1889, Husband's birthplace: FRAME WV, Husband's date of death: month: #NAME?, Husband's date of death: day: 27, Husband's date of death: year: 1967, Husband's burialplace: ELKVIEW WV JARRETT C, Quiltmaker's church: ELKVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH, Quiltmaker's burialplace: ELKVIEW WV JARRETT CEMETE
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search
Cite this Quilt
VICKERS, LINNIE ERI. DOGWOOD. 1930-1949. From West Virginia Department of Archives and History, West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=26-22-3320. Accessed: 03/29/24