QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3382

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:

50144

When was the form filled out?

August 8, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

FV

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

IMPROVED DRES. PLATE

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE

Brackman # or other source & #:

306

How wide is the quilt?

99

How long is the quilt?

67.75

Shape of edge:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1945

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

1925

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

14.5 X 14.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics, Pieced border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Feedsack

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Plaid; Striped; Solid/plain; Feedsack; Geometric; Novelty

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Percale, Shirting, Calico

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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?

Wool

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:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilt top made by:

GEORGE, FLORA

Where the quilt was made, city:

WEST 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

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

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:

Note piping on inside edge of border.

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

Photographs

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

MC CORMICK

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1890

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

WINIFRED

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1972

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

SCOTCH

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' name(s):

GEORGE, WASHINGTON LEE

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

INDIAN,SCOTCH-IRISH

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

COAL MINER/PAINTER

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birthplace: RALEIGH COUNTY, WV, Husband's date of death: year: 1963, Husband's burialplace: SPRING HILL CEMETARY, Quiltmaker's church: EMMANUEL BAPTIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: SPRING HILL CEMETARY

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search