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