QUILT INDEX RECORD
26-22-4141
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:
50872
Source of the information on this quilt:
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, PRES OF USA
When was the form filled out?
February 20, 1993
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Interviewer:
JUANITA REED, Key by: JR
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
CHARLESTON
Owner's name for quilt:
NRA QUILT
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
NRA, NRA DESIGN (LOGO)
How wide is the quilt?
76
How long is the quilt?
93
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Yellow; Red
Overall color scheme:
Bright or primary colors
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Stains
What is inscribed on the quilt?
"We do our part" name of each state below each eagle
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery
Location of inscription:
on block
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1933
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1933
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
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Percale
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
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
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Quilt top made by:
MARTIN, ELLA
Where the quilt was made, city:
MONTCALM
Where the quilt was made, county:
MERCER
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:
1987
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Describe the source of the pattern:
ORIGINAL - LOGO
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Has 48 Blue Eagles. NRA initials in red on top of each eagle. State name & "we do our part" embroidered in red under each eagle. On back embroidered in red "Ella L. Martin of Montcalm, WV" Presented to President Roosevelt November 27, 1933 quilt was hanging - could not fully document, This quilt was hanging the day we did the documentation. Much info is available at Cultural Center. The quilt was presented to President Roosevelt in December 1933 After his death it was given to White House Chief of Mails It was purchased from a consignment shop in Vinson Hall, a retirement home in McLean VA by Mary Ann Shindle, 100 Oakmont Court, Viena VA 22180 in 1976 Donated to WV Cultural Center December 31 1987 Appraised for $30,000
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
WV CULTURAL CENTER, GOV INNAUGURATION, 1993
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Photographs, GOLDENSEAL
Quiltmaker's birth date:
February 27, 1898
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
MEADOWS OF DAN VIRGINIA
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Virginia (VA)
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1975
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Grade School
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
STONEMASON MECHANIC
Number of children:
4
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
3
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Husband's birth year: 1888, Husband's birthplace: HINTON WV, Husband's date of death: year: 1953, Husband's burialplace: RADFORD VIRGINIA, Quiltmaker's burialplace: RADFORD VIRGINIA
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search
Cite this Quilt
MARTIN, ELL. NRA QUILT. 1930-1949. From West Virginia Department of Archives and History, West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=26-22-4141. Accessed: 03/28/24
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