QUILT INDEX RECORD
26-22-2932
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:
40375
Source of the information on this quilt:
ATTIE WILSON FREY, DAUGHTER
When was the form filled out?
November 14, 1992
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
Interviewer:
MARTHA OFFUTT, Key by: KMU
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
CAIRO
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
FULL BLOWN TULIP
Brackman # or other source & #:
3653, p. 490
How wide is the quilt?
73
How long is the quilt?
64.75
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Red; White; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Bright or primary colors
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains
Describe the damage:
filling/batting visible
Type of inscription:
Other
Time period:
1850-1875
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1880
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1860
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
9
Size of quilt blocks:
22 X 22.75
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
No sashing
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Same fabric for all
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:
Muslin, Percale
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
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?
White
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; 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:
10
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
10
Width between quilting lines:
0.5, 0.25, 1
Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?
no
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch; Outline; Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Cables; Feathering
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Pieced back, even stitching
Quilt top made by:
WILSON, MARY ELLEN
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
1977
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
FOWLER
Quiltmaker's birth date:
November 3, 1850
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Virginia (VA)
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
September 22, 1868
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
January 11, 1916
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
GERMAN
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Grade School
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
PROTESTANT
Quiltmaker's occupation:
HOUSEWIFE
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
WILSON, BASIL HUDKINS
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
ENGLISH
Number of children:
7
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
4
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
3
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Husband's birth month: June, Husband's birth day: 19, Husband's birth year: 1829, Husband's birthplace: OXFORD,DODDRIDGE,WV, Husband's date of death: year: 1914, Quiltmaker's church: METHODIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: GOFFS, RITCHIE CO, WV
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search
Cite this Quilt
WILSON, MARY ELLE. FULL BLOWN TULIP. 1850-1875. 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=26-22-2932. Accessed: 07/27/24