QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3496

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:

50253

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:

RF, 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, DOUBLE WEDDING RING

Brackman # or other source & #:

303, p. 40

How wide is the quilt?

74

How long is the quilt?

83

Shape of edge:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Lavender; White; Green

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Pencil or pen or marking lines

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1905

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

1933

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

16.5 X 16

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:

Solid/plain; Floral

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Percale, Calico

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:

Percale

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

0.5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Single parallel lines; In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral; Vines

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

even stitching

Quilt top made by:

NOLTE, MINNIE

Where the quilt was made, city:

WHEELING

Where the quilt was made, county:

OHIO

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:

1951

Details about why the quilt was made:

WORLD'S FAIR

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

CHICAGO, WORLD'S FAIR, 1950

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

Quilt patterns

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

TAPPE

Quiltmaker's birth date:

March 9, 1879

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

BENWOOD

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

March 9, 1963

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

GERMAN

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOMEMAKER

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

NOLTE, AUGUST J

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:

BARBER

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

200

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Type of frame: SAW HORSES

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birthplace: WHEELING, WV, Husband's date of death: month: May, Husband's date of death: day: 19, Husband's date of death: year: 1950, Husband's burialplace: MT. ZION, WHEELING,W, Quiltmaker's church: ST. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL, Quiltmaker's burialplace: WHEELING, WV, MT.ZION CEM

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search