QUILT INDEX RECORD
26-22-3391
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:
50152
Source of the information on this quilt:
DAUGHTER
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
Describe the item:
Handwoven coverlet
Owner's name for quilt:
WOVEN COVERLET
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
NA
How wide is the quilt?
82
How long is the quilt?
54
What color is the quilt?
Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Bright or primary colors
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Type of inscription:
Other
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1930
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton; Wool
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
Quilt top made by:
TETER, HALLIE MAUDE
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:
1947
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation; Baby or crib
Details about why the quilt was made:
3RD.CHILD
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, special occasion
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Cotton warp and background weft - wool pattern weft. Warp is much finer than tabby weft. Woven by owner's mother after owner finished weaving her own blanket in 1936 (see #5-0151) Whig rose overshot pattern. Maker sat up all night crocheting an edging around perimeter to have on bed when daughter came home from hospital with last child in 1947.
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
SHOCK
Quiltmaker's birth date:
November 22, 1885
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
BOWER, BRAXTON CO.
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
West Virginia (WV)
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
November 2, 1968
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
USA
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Grade School
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
PROTESTANT
Quiltmaker's occupation:
SUPERVISOR, WPA SEWING
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
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:
RAILROAD ENGINEER
Number of children:
5
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
3
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
2
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Place to quilt: BEDROOM, Type of frame: HOME LOOM
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Husband's birth month: March, Husband's birth day: 15, Husband's birthplace: AELINGTON, WV, Husband's date of death: month: September, Husband's date of death: year: 1958, Husband's burialplace: ARLINGTON CEMETARY, Quiltmaker's church: BAPTIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: BOWER, ARLINGTON CEMET.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search
Cite this Quilt
TETER, HALLIE MAUD. WOVEN COVERLET. 1930-1949. 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=26-22-3391. Accessed: 03/28/24