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26-22-3338

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:

10169

When was the form filled out?

June 27, 1992

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

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

BG, Key by: MM

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

MORGANTOWN

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

SWASTIKA/MOUND BUILDERS

Brackman # or other source & #:

395

How wide is the quilt?

70

How long is the quilt?

88

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; 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:

32

Size of quilt blocks:

10 X 10

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

No sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin

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:

Solid/plain; Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Straight grain; Machine 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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1.75

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Multiple Makers

Where the quilt was made, city:

MORGANTOWN

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:

1983

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

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:

This quilt was made by the step-great grandmother, grandmother, and 2 great aunts os the owner. Inez Reynolds, her grandmother, was of German descent. all others were Scottish.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

WV UNIVERSITY, MOUNTAINEER WEEK, 1989

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

Letters, Photographs, Scrapbook, Sewing tools related to the quiltmaker

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Unknown

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search

Cite this Quilt

Multiple Makers. SWASTIKA/MOUND BUILDERS. 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=26-22-3338. Accessed: 03/28/24