QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3754

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:

50505

When was the form filled out?

August 21, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

ROBRTA FARMER, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

WINFIELD

Owner's name for quilt:

PRIMITIVE

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

APPLIQUE ROSE DESIGN, WREATH OF ROSES VARIATION

Brackman # or other source & #:

up righ, p. 331

How wide is the quilt?

77

How long is the quilt?

65.75

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; Green; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1872

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

1873

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

10

Size of quilt blocks:

12 X 12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics, Appliqued border

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:

Calico

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique; Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Standard applique

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Front turned to back; Machine 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:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

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:

GARLITZ, MATILDA ELIZABETH

Where the quilt was made, city:

AVILTON

Where the quilt was made, county:

GARRETT

Where the quilt was made, state:

Maryland (MD)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1973

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Registered quilt with WVHQS

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

both maker and her husband were born at McKenzie Settlement in Garrett County Maryland She learned to sew and quilt as a child. At least one other quilt by this maker was registered in Maryland. There is an old written note attached to the quilt. No note on what it said.

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

Photographs, Sewing tools related to the quiltmaker, SPINNING WHEEL

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

MCKENZIE

Quiltmaker's birth date:

March 28, 1853

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

MCKENZIE SETTLEMENT

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Maryland (MD)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

February 27, 1943

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

SCOTCH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

CATHOLIC

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:

GERMAN

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

FARMER

Number of children:

8

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

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:

Type of frame: WOODEN

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: August, Husband's birth day: 7, Husband's birth year: 1847, Husband's birthplace: MCKENZIE SETTLEMENT MD, Husband's date of death: month: June, Husband's date of death: day: 23, Husband's date of death: year: 1926, Husband's burialplace: AVILTON MD, Quiltmaker's church: ST ANNE AVILTON MD, Quiltmaker's burialplace: AVILTON MD

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search