QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3379

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:

50141

When was the form filled out?

August 8, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

MH

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

PINE TREE

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

PINE TREE, TREE OF LIFE

Brackman # or other source & #:

820, p. 92

How wide is the quilt?

57

How long is the quilt?

75.25

Shape of edge:

Rounded

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

White; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Applied label: "Grandma Mint or Becky quilt"

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Time period:

1876-1900

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

1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

12 X 12

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 styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Floral; Solid/plain; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Percale

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; Hand sewn

How is the binding made?

Straight 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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

0.25

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

MOLLAHAN, REBECCA

Where the quilt was made, county:

CALHOUN

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:

1992

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

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

Diaries, Letters, Photographs, Scrapbook, Quilt patterns, Sewing tools related to the quiltmaker, Prizes won by the quiltmaker

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

BPPNE

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1849

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

CALHOUN COUNTY

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1935

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

SCOTCH/IRISH

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' ethnic/tribal background:

SCOTCH-IRISH

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

LUMBER BUSINESS

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: HOUSE, Type of frame: WOODEN

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birthplace: CALHOUN COUNTY, Husband's burialplace: CALHOUN COUNTY, Quiltmaker's burialplace: CALHOUN COUNTY

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search