QUILT INDEX RECORD
26-22-3324
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:
50089
Source of the information on this quilt:
BETTY & RON GREGORY, GRANDSON
When was the form filled out?
August 7, 1992
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
Interviewer:
MARGARET MEADOR, Key by: JR
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
CHARLESTON
Owner's name for quilt:
SAMPLER
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
CRAZY QUILT, CRAZY QUILT - CALICO PRIN
Brackman # or other source & #:
3581, p. 308
How wide is the quilt?
84
How long is the quilt?
66.5
Overall color scheme:
Bright or primary colors; Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Type of inscription:
Other
Time period:
1930-1949
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1945
Describe the quilt's layout:
Crazy
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Floral; Plaid; Striped; Solid/plain; Geometric; Novelty
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Muslin, Calico, Textured weave
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
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
Quilt top made by:
GREGORY, CENA (CENIE)
Where the quilt was made, city:
CEDARVILLE
Where the quilt was made, county:
GILMER
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:
1989
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Registered quilt with WVHQS
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation; Personal enjoyment; Other
Details about why the quilt was made:
LIKED TO QUILT
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Photographs
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
HAWKINS
Quiltmaker's birth date:
February 11, 1888
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
CEDAR POINT DODDRIDGE
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
West Virginia (WV)
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
April 18, 1908
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
November 26, 1972
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' name(s):
GREGORY, ELIAS DELBERT
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
FARMER CEMETERY CARE
Number of children:
10
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
8
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
2
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Husband's birth month: July, Husband's birth day: 19, Husband's birth year: 1886, Husband's birthplace: PEACH TREE WV GILMER CO, Husband's date of death: month: August, Husband's date of death: day: 29, Husband's date of death: year: 1976, Husband's burialplace: CEDARVILLE WV GILMER, Quiltmaker's church: CEDARVILLE BAPTIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: CEDARVILLE WV GILMER CO
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search
Cite this Quilt
GREGORY, CENA (CENIE. SAMPLER. 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=26-22-3324. Accessed: 04/26/24