QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3357

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:

50120

Source of the information on this quilt:

REBECCA COTTLE, GRANDAUGHTER

When was the form filled out?

August 8, 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:

ONE PATCH SQUARE

How wide is the quilt?

82.75

How long is the quilt?

68.25

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1901-1929

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

1915

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

120

Size of quilt blocks:

5.75 X 6

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Same fabric for all

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Feedsack

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

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

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Chambray, Shirting, Calico, Gingham

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

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

no

Quilt top made by:

DUNCON, REBECCA

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1987

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; Personal enjoyment; Other

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Recycled

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

ROBSON

Quiltmaker's birth date:

May 18, 1862

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United Kingdom

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

January 1, 1928

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

ENGLISH/SCOTCH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOMEMAKER

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

DUNCON, WILLIAM MARTIN

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

SCOTCH IRISH

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

FARMER

Number of children:

10

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Where does/did the group meet?

HOMES

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: January, Husband's birth day: 18, Husband's birth year: 1858, Husband's date of death: month: July, Husband's date of death: day: 14, Husband's date of death: year: 1946, Husband's burialplace: GRANDVIEW WV, Quiltmaker's burialplace: GRANDVIEW WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search