QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3428

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:

50190

When was the form filled out?

August 8, 1992

Interviewer:

RF, Key by: MM

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOU

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE

Brackman # or other source & #:

866, p. 98

How wide is the quilt?

72.75

How long is the quilt?

87

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Gray; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Pencil or pen or marking lines

Type of inscription:

Other

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"SPECIALLY FASHIONED BY EUNICE JIVIDEN"

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Time period:

1950-1975

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

1965

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

8.5 X 8

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

1.75

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:

POLY. BLEN, POLYESTER BLEND

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; 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?

Gray

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn, Machine sewn; Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Other

Describe the quilt filling:

POLYESTER

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

WHITE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1.5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; In-the-ditch

Quilt top made by:

JIVIDEN, EUNICE

Where the quilt was made, city:

PT. PLEASANT

Where the quilt was made, county:

MASON

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

BERNETT

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1980

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

SEAMSTRESS

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

GERMAN

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

POLICEMAN

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: HOME, Type of frame: WOOODEN, Type of sewing: DRESSMAKIN

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker was paid to sew, Husband's birth year: 1898, Husband's date of death: year: 1960, Husband's burialplace: PT. PLEASANT, WV, Quiltmaker's burialplace: PT. PLEASANT, WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search