QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3300

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:

50067

Source of the information on this quilt:

BLAINE SHRIVER, GRANDSON

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; Inherited

Interviewer:

MARGARET MEADOR, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

GRANDMOTHER'S F, GRANDMOTHER'S FLOWER GARDEN, GRANDMOTHER'S FLOWER GARD

Brackman # or other source & #:

160 k, p. 18

How wide is the quilt?

74

How long is the quilt?

68

Shape of edge:

Rounded

Describe the edge treatment:

Hexagons

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1935

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

1935

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

33

Size of quilt blocks:

12 X 12

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Checked; Dotted; Floral; Striped; Solid/plain; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Percale, Chambray, Shirting, Calico

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; Machine sewn

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

SHRIVER, HESTER

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1968

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation; Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

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

wide range of flower fabric from 19th - 20th century. Good example of bright scrap bag quilt. Noah Shriver 1872-1956 Hester Talkington Shriver 1875-1958 Blaine Shriver remembers some of the days and good times he had at his grand parents, Noah and Hester Shriver at Daybrook, WV. Most of the time before going to school and every summer until i went to high school (1928-1941) I spent with them. The birthplace and home of Noah Shriver was on this farm willed to him from his father Adam Shriver which was Heir Joseph Shriver. This farm was located on Shriver's Run (Topography Map), a branch to Day's Run. At the time Adam and Joseph were owners of this farm Daybrook, was named Pone Town. Noah farmed and drove a team of horses during the gas and oil findings in Monongalia, Marion, Harrison, and Wetzel Counties. At that time the equipment used to drill the wells was moved to and from the wells by horse and wagon. I remember Grandpa had big wagons (road wagons) with no beds on them. They could be adjusted for the length of the equipment they were to haul. My Dad said Grandpa always had the very large horses. I remember two he (Madge and Seel) that I thought was very big and strong. For more history see original folder.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Photographs

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

TALKINGTON

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1875

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

DAYBROOK MONONGALIA CO

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1958

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

USA

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOMEMAKER

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:

FARMER/OIL WELL TEAM

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: SELF

Where does/did the group meet?

NEIGHBORS

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Place to quilt: FAMILYROOM, Favorite pattern: GRANMOTHER'S GARDEN, Type of frame: WOODEN

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth year: 1872, Husband's birthplace: DAYBROOK MONONGALIA WV, Husband's date of death: year: 1956, Husband's burialplace: MINICLE RUN WV, Quiltmaker's church: METHODIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: MINICLE RUN WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search