QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3317

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:

50083

Source of the information on this quilt:

G-GRANDDAUGHTER

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Interviewer:

MARGARET MEADER, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

CRAZY NINE PATCH

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

CRAZY NINE PATC, NINE PATCH, NINE PATCH VARIATION

Brackman # or other source & #:

221

How wide is the quilt?

89

How long is the quilt?

74

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1909

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

1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5 X 10.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Calico, Gingham

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

Quilt top made by:

BALLARD, BERTHA ETHEL

Where the quilt was made, city:

DUNBAR

Where the quilt was made, county:

KANAWHA

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:

1975

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Details about why the quilt was made:

INHERITED

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Describe the source of the pattern:

TRADITIONAL

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

GILLESPIE

Quiltmaker's birth date:

November, 1888

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

CHARLESTON

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

January 5, 1918

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

ENGLISH/IRISH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

BAPTIST

Quiltmaker's occupation:

POSTAL EMPLOYEE

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

IRISH

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

GEN STORE& POSTMASTE

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth year: 1880, Husband's birthplace: BARDSTOWN KY, Husband's date of death: year: 1927, Husband's burialplace: SUNSET MP SO CHAS, Quiltmaker's church: EMMANUEL BAPTIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: SPRING HILL CEMETARY CHAS

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search