QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3366

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:

50129

Source of the information on this quilt:

LYNN HERTZ, GR-GRA-DAUGHTER

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

Owner's name for quilt:

WILD GOOSE CHASE

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

WILD GOOS CHASE, WILD GOOSE CHASE, WILD GOOSE CHASE VARIATIO

Brackman # or other source & #:

2051, p. 258

How wide is the quilt?

75

How long is the quilt?

68.5

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1920

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

1920

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Sashing width:

3

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:

Muslin

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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

no

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Quilt top made by:

STONE, REBECCA ANN

Where the quilt was made, city:

CHARLESTON

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:

1950

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the source of the pattern:

TRADITIONAL

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

STONE

Quiltmaker's birth date:

April, 14

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

ENGLISH

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' ethnic/tribal background:

ENGLISH

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's burialplace: RACINE, WV, Quiltmaker's church: DISCIPLES OF CHRIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: RACINE, WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search