QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3873

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:

50562

When was the form filled out?

October 30, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

MARGARET MEADOR, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

HUNTINGTON

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

APPLIQUE ROSE DESIGN, ROSE BUD WREATH

Brackman # or other source & #:

top lef, p. 285

How wide is the quilt?

71

How long is the quilt?

65.5

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

Green

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Describe the damage:

Fragile

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

W. R. A. (?-maybe)

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1850-1875

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

1870

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

4

Size of quilt blocks:

28 X 27

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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing; Hand Applique

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Quadrant, Standard applique

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

no

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Back turned to front

Describe the quilt filling:

Seeds

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 BLAC

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

0.62, 0.25

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Clamshell

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

JACKSON, Unknown

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

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

Quilt made by the mother of Walter Jackson Vickers (born in 1889) Sweetland, WV. It was buried underground, along with silver, during the Civil War, so it would not be confiscated by soldiers.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search