BACK TO QUILTS
DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN; DOUBLE IRISH CH, DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN, DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN
CITE THIS QUILT
QUILT INDEX RECORD
26-22-3299
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:
50066
Source of the information on this quilt:
GRANDAUGHTER
When was the form filled out?
August 7, 1992
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Interviewer:
MARGARET MEADOR, Key by: JR
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
CHARLESTON
Owner's name for quilt:
DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
DOUBLE IRISH CH, DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN, DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN
Brackman # or other source & #:
1013, p. 102
How wide is the quilt?
80
How long is the quilt?
70.5
Shape of edge:
Straight
Describe the corner treatment:
Butted
What color is the quilt?
White; Pink
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
filling/batting visible
Type of inscription:
Other
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1930
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
12
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
No sashing
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Variety of fabrics
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Feedsack
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:
Same fabric used throughout
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:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
7
Width between quilting lines:
1
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines; Other
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Pieced back, even stitching
Quilt top made by:
BLOSSER, DELLA CATHERINE
Where the quilt was made, county:
MONONGALIA
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:
1972
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
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:
note border corners, opposite 2 are same Della Catherine Nuce Blosser 1890-1957 wife of James A. Blosser Daughter of Jacob Nuce & Lille Chipps Whose fore bearers were some of the first settlers of Morgantown Jacob Nuce & Elizabeth Catherine Beck Thomas Chipps & Johanna Roberts Grandmother was small but mighty. The mother of 9 - 7 surviving children. Being a young teen ager when she started her large family. At a time when oranges and candy at Christmas was a real treat. With no disposable diapers or electric washers, dryers or TV to entertain the children. She raised her family in hard times and a quilt made from feed sacks were a necessity not a decoration. In the late years she and her husband owned a local grocery and gas station on the Kingwood Pike near Morgantown WV. In addition to the store they had a large garden, cows to milk and butter to churn. When they retired from the store they sold their produce and flowers in the Morgantown Area. Many people enjoyed their country eggs, fresh butter, black raspberries, strawberries and flowers. She and Grandfather worked many hard hours but I never heard her complain, she must have enjoyed herself. Oh Yes! In her spare time she made many quilts which were sold and many are in the family.
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Photographs
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
NUCE
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1890
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1957
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
USA
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Grade School
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
PROTESTANT
Quiltmaker's occupation:
HOMEMAKER/GROCER GARDENER
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
USA
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
CARPENTER
Number of children:
7
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
5
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
2
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Place to quilt: FAMILY ROO, Favorite pattern: TEXAS LONE STAR, Type of frame: HOMEMADE
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Husband's birth year: 1887, Husband's birthplace: MONONGALIA WV, Husband's date of death: year: 1967, Husband's burialplace: MONONGALIA WV, Quiltmaker's church: METHODIST
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search
Cite this Quilt
BLOSSER, DELLA CATHERIN. DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN. 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=26-22-3299. Accessed: 04/18/24