QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3377

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:

50139

Source of the information on this quilt:

ALLEN BYRD, GRANDSON

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:

FV

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

DOUBLE WEDDING RING

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

DOUBLE WEDDING, DOUBLE WEDDING RING, WEDDING RING

Brackman # or other source & #:

303, p. 40

How wide is the quilt?

69.5

How long is the quilt?

87.75

Shape of edge:

Rounded

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:

Multiple Names; Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Cora Sovine Leadman 1877-1949/ 1932

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

other

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1932

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

1940

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

22 X 22.25

Sashing width:

No sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

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

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Percale, Gingham

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

Description of the back:

Muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn, Machine sewn; Bias grain

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:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

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

Owner enmbroidered information on the front

Quilt top made by:

LEADMAN, CORA

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Bailey, Mrs. Doc

Where the quilt was made, city:

HURRICANE

Where the quilt was made, county:

PUTNAM

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Mother called it "old apron material"

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

FLAT IRON

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

SOVINE

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1877

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

HURRICANE

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1949

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

GERMAN

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOUSEWIFE

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

LEADMAN, REUBEN CALVIN

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

GERMAN

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: SISTER

Where does/did the group meet?

HURRICANE

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

18

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Place to quilt: AT HOME, Favorite pattern: DOUBLE WEDDING RING, Type of frame: HOMEMADE

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth year: 1877, Husband's birthplace: HURRICANE, WV, Husband's date of death: year: 1949, Husband's burialplace: HURRICANE,WV, Quiltmaker's church: BAPTIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: HURRICANE, WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search