QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3390

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:

50151

When was the form filled out?

August 8, 1992

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

Made the quilt

Interviewer:

FV

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Describe the item:

Handwoven coverlet

Owner's name for quilt:

WOVEN BLANKET

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

NA

How wide is the quilt?

80

How long is the quilt?

63

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Green

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1935

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

1936

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

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

no

Quilt top made by:

THACKER, KATHERINE ROBERTA

Where the quilt was made, city:

ARLINGTON

Where the quilt was made, county:

UPSHUR

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:

1935

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

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

Maker began to spin and weave this at age of 15 or 16. Father was raising sheep and mother and grandmother decided to bring spinning wheel and loom out of attic. They took wool to grist and carding mill in Arlington, WV, brought rolags home. She was working on it when she was married- husband put in a few rows. After marriage, she returned home from time to time to work on her weaving. Each panel about 30" wide. She dyed colored weft strips with Tintex.

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

LOOM

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

TETER

Quiltmaker's birth date:

September 29, 1911

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

ARLINGTON, UPSHUR CO

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

USA

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

SEWING INSTRUCTOR, SINGER

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

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

USA

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

UNION CARBIDE

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Where does/did the group meet?

MOTHER'S HOME

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: BEDROOM, Favorite pattern: TRIP/AROUND/WORLD, Type of frame: HOME LOOM

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: July, Husband's birth day: 1, Husband's birth year: 1913, Husband's birthplace: HICKORY FLATS, WV, Quiltmaker's church: BAPTIST

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search