QUILT INDEX RECORD
26-22-3368
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:
50131
Source of the information on this quilt:
HUSBAND GR-AUNT
When was the form filled out?
August 8, 1992
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
Interviewer:
RF
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
CHARLESTON
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
STAR TYPE, FEATHERED STAR
Brackman # or other source & #:
2260, p. 280
How wide is the quilt?
73.25
How long is the quilt?
71.5
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Green; Red
Overall color scheme:
Bright or primary colors
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains
Time period:
1876-1900
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1880
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Subject of the quilt:
Red scallops appliqued to border
Number of quilt blocks:
16
Size of quilt blocks:
13.5 X 13
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
No sashing
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
Variety of fabrics, RED SCALLOPS
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral; Solid/plain; Geometric
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine 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:
Solid/plain; Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; Back turned to front; 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
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
8
Width between quilting lines:
0.5
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines; Grid/crosshatch
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Cables
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch; Other
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Pieced back, even stitching
Quilt top made by:
VOGEL, Unknown
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new; Sewing scraps
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
MINERAL COUNTY
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
West Virginia (WV)
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Unknown
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search
Cite this Quilt
VOGEL, Unknow. STAR TYPE, FEATHERED STAR. 1876-1900. 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=26-22-3368. Accessed: 03/29/24