QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3407

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:

50170

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

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

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

FV, Key by: MM

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

DOUBLE WEDDING RING

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

DOUBLE WEDDING RING, WEDDING RING

Brackman # or other source & #:

303, p. 40

How wide is the quilt?

70.5

How long is the quilt?

58

Shape of edge:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1910

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

1925

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

21 X 19

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

No sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Solid/plain; Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Percale, Calico

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?

Bias 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:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

KING, MELISSA MILDRED

Where the quilt was made, city:

PROBABLY BOMONT

Where the quilt was made, county:

CLAY

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

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:

WEDDING RINGS GIVE IMPRESSION OF INTERWEAVING, MORE THAN MOST WEDDING RINGS. OWNER WAS 5 YEARS OLD WHEN MAKER DIED (GRANDMOTHER), REMEMBERED HER SHOWING THE QUILTS SHE HAD MADE.

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

Photographs

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

CARNES

Quiltmaker's birth date:

August 2, 1868

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

BOMONT (CLAY COUNTY)

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

December 6, 1934

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

USA

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

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' ethnic/tribal background:

USA

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

JEWELER/PHOTOGRAPHER

Number of children:

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: E, Favorite pattern: GRANDMOTHERS FL. GA., Type of frame: FLOOR FRAM

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birthplace: BOMONT, WV, Husband's burialplace: MULLINS, WV, Quiltmaker's church: MULLINS, Quiltmaker's burialplace: BOMONT, WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search