QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3364

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:

50127

When was the form filled out?

August 8, 1992

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Interviewer:

RF, Key by: MM

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

DRESDEN PLATE, DRESDEN PLATE VARIATION

Brackman # or other source & #:

3489.5, p. 472

How wide is the quilt?

74

How long is the quilt?

82

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1901-1929

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

1925

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Subject of the quilt:

Flowers and leaves

Sashing width:

No sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Calico, Percale, Scenic

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique; Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Standard applique

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:

Percale

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Bias 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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1, 1.5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Outline; In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral; Feathering; Vines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

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

Pieced back

Quilt top made by:

SHOBER, MAT FORD

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1992

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

LE CLERQ

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1863

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

8, 1952

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

USA

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

EPISCOPAL

Quiltmaker's occupation:

BUSINESS

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker's church: ST.JOHNS, CHARLESTON

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search