QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3335

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:

50100

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

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

Made the quilt

Interviewer:

MARGARET MEADOR, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

TRIP AROUND THE WORL

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

TRIP AROUND THE, TRIP AROUND THE WORLD

Brackman # or other source & #:

2293, p. 310

How wide is the quilt?

41

How long is the quilt?

40.5

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1923

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

1926

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Sashing width:

No sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain; Checked

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

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Quilt top made by:

THACKER, KATHERINE ROBERTA

Where the quilt was made, city:

ARLINGTON

Where the quilt was made, county:

UPSHUR

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment; Teaching or learning sample; Personal income; Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

WANTED TO

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Describe the source of the pattern:

COUNTRY GENTLEM

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

Quilt patterns, Sewing tools related to the quiltmaker

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

TETER

Quiltmaker's birth date:

January 29, 1911

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

ARLINGTON UPSHUR COUNT

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

December 25, 1936

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

SEWING INSTRUCTOR SINGER

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

THACKER, JAMES R

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

UNION CARBIDE OPERAT

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: MOTHER GRA

Where does/did the group meet?

HOME

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Favorite pattern: TRIP AROUND THE WORL, Type of sewing: CLOTHING

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker was paid to sew, Husband's birth month: July, Husband's birth day: 1, Husband's birth year: 1913, Husband's birthplace: HICKORY FLATS WV BARBOUR, Quiltmaker's church: BAPTIST

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search