QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3402

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:

50163

When was the form filled out?

August 8, 1992

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

Purchased the quilt

Interviewer:

MM, Key by: MM

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

RED AND WHITE STAR

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

WILD GOOSE CHASE, WILD GOOSE CHASE

Brackman # or other source & #:

2397, p. 207

How wide is the quilt?

81

How long is the quilt?

79

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Other

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:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5 X 10.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

4.5

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:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin

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:

Solid/plain; Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; 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:

0.75

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

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

Pieced back

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1962

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Quilt owner's city:

FORGOTTEN

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Unknown

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search