QUILT INDEX RECORD
26-22-3326
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:
50091
Source of the information on this quilt:
WILLIAM E BENNETT, GT GT GRANDSON
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; Inherited
Interviewer:
MARGARET MEADOR, Key by: JR
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
CHARLESTON
Owner's name for quilt:
DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN, DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN
Brackman # or other source & #:
1013, p. 102
How wide is the quilt?
93
How long is the quilt?
69
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White
Overall color scheme:
Bright or primary colors; Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Stains
Type of inscription:
Other
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1871
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
23
Size of quilt blocks:
11.5 X 11.5
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:
Floral; Plaid; Solid/plain; Dotted; Geometric
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Muslin, Percale
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing; 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; Solid/plain
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back; Machine sewn
Describe the quilt filling:
Seeds
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
Width between quilting lines:
1
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines; Grid/crosshatch
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Pieced back, even stitching
Quilt top made by:
LOVETT, Unknown
Other people who worked on this quilt:
Beach, Bertha
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
1975
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation; Personal enjoyment
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
This quilt was made by Mrs. Lovett, Mrs. Bertha Beach's mother, the great grandmother of Mrs. Pearl conley bennett, and it won first place at the first Lewis County Fair in 1872.
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
1872, Quilt wo a prize, LEWIS COUNTY, LEWIS COUNTY FAIR
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
WESTON LEWIS COUNTY
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
West Virginia (WV)
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
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Quiltmaker's burialplace: WESTON WV LEWIS COUNTY
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search
Cite this Quilt
LOVETT, Unknow. DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN. 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=26-22-3326. Accessed: 03/29/24