QUILT INDEX RECORD
26-22-2112
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:
30005
When was the form filled out?
July 25, 1992
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Interviewer:
EG, Key by: FK
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
BUCKHANNON
Owner's name for quilt:
GRANDFATHER'S UNIFOR
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
NONE, ROMAN SQUARE VARIATION
Brackman # or other source & #:
3526, p. 303
How wide is the quilt?
88
How long is the quilt?
73.5
Shape of edge:
Straight
Overall color scheme:
Dark colors; Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Type of inscription:
Other
Time period:
1876-1900
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1875
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1882
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
30
Size of quilt blocks:
14.5 X 15
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
No sashing
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Wool
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
WOOL
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:
Textured weave
What color is the back of the quilt?
Red
Describe the back:
Different fabrics; Same fabric used throughout; Hand sewn
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; Hand sewn
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:
BROWN
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Width between quilting lines:
2.25
Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?
no
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines
Quilt top made by:
BUNTEN, LOUISA
Where the quilt was made, city:
CRAWFORD
Where the quilt was made, county:
LEWIS
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:
1967
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?
Personal enjoyment; Other
Details about why the quilt was made:
MEM TO CIVAL WA
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
Recycled
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
owner is grandaughter of maker blocks of varying sizes This comfort was made by Louisa Thomas Bunten, wife of Lieut. Watson Morgan Bunten, Company 1, 40th Regiment, Illinoise volunteers, United States Army. The Buntens were married in 1870. Lieut Bunten had been wounded in the Battles of Pittsburg Landing and Missionary Ridge and had been discharged brom the army on March 3, 1864. The comfort was made by Louisa Thomas Bunten and friends about 1875 from Lieut. Bunten's Civil War uniforms.
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Photographs
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
THOMAS
Quiltmaker's birth date:
July 3, 1851
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
FRENCH CREEK
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
West Virginia (WV)
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
August, 1870
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
May 31, 1934
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
BRITISH
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Grade School
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
PRESBYTERIAN
Quiltmaker's occupation:
HOUSEWIFE
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
BUNTEN, WATSON MORGAN
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
BRITISH
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
TEACH/CARPENTER/MILL
Number of children:
6
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
4
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
2
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Type of frame: LARGE?
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Husband's birth month: April, Husband's birth day: 29, Husband's birth year: 1832, Husband's birthplace: SAGA WV, Husband's date of death: month: June, Husband's date of death: day: 1, Husband's date of death: year: 1899, Husband's burialplace: CRAWFORD WV, Quiltmaker's church: PRES CH OF CRAWFORD/FR CK, Quiltmaker's burialplace: CRAWFORD WV
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search
Cite this Quilt
BUNTEN, LOUIS. GRANDFATHER'S UNIFOR. 1876-1900. 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=26-22-2112. Accessed: 07/27/24