QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-1669

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:

20296

When was the form filled out?

October 17, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

M COFFEY, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

KEYSER

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

FLYING GEESE VARIATION

Brackman # or other source & #:

3606, p. 121

How wide is the quilt?

104

How long is the quilt?

90

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Hanna Cunningham / Cibil Benol / I am your friend Leah Babb / Fairmount, Ohio/ Remember me Caroline M. Babb / Fairmount Ohio / Forget me never Mary A. Babb / Fairmount, Ohio / Time should not change me Mary C. Taylor / Moorefield Hardy County / July the 24th, 1848 Eliza C. Largeant / Miamisburg, Ohio / Think of me my cousin Ann R______Maste / Forget me not Mary L Schultz / May 1847 / Think of me Mary Cunningham Ann Miller / January the 2nd 184_ / I will not forget thee

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1847

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1847

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

1855

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

9 X 9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Same fabric for all

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Striped; Checked; Floral; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Percale, Calico

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:

Hand sewn

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand 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

Color of thread used in the quilting:

WHITE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Width between quilting lines:

0.75

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

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

even stitching

Quilt top made by:

JOHNSON, REBECCA CATHERINE

Where the quilt was made, city:

HEADSVILLE

Where the quilt was made, county:

MINERAL

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:

1958

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Mary A. Delay Ann R. Stingoy / Patterson Creek Jane B. Simmons / rural retreat / Forget me not Rachael Jane Masters / Think of me Sallie H. Snodgrass / Hardy County / Virginia / July 8th 1848 Jane Babb / ____ _____ Mary A. Simmons / rural retreat / Think of me Rebecca A. Miles / ___Locust ____Grove / Remember me Elizabeth Williams / Patterson Creek George W. Turley / Liberty Hall Sarah J. Bowers / Moorefield / Hardy County Clementine Miles / Pattersons ____ Mary ___Tia______/ ________/ Forget me not Hannah V. Turkey / Liberty Hall Susan \e. Montgomery / Think of me ____/ Far a___ay / 1847 Miranda Faye / ________ville / Sept 18th / Withrow / Remember me Route 1 Box 48 Lindside WV 24951-9606 October 3, 1994 Dear Marj, Here is a copy of the documentation for WVHQS 20296, the mid-19th century signature quilt, made in Mineral County, West Virginia. I hope you can either research this quilt yourself or find someone interested in history who can undertake the research. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Copy of page 95 from New Jersey Quilts, 1777-1950 which shows a signature quilt resembling this quilt. "WILD GOOSE VARIATION, pieced 1843-1847, quilted 1876. 92" x 92". Made in Mullica Hill, Gloucester County, New Jersey. This lovely example of a single design signature quilt is signed with many stamps and signatures of both men and women. A pen and ink sketch in the center has the following inscription "For Miss Sarah M. Thomas 1843 ___on her birthday. Designed by F. T. Dunlops 1876." This inscription with the two different dates and the machine stitching on the quilt's edge suggest it was quilted in 1876, having been pieced much earlier. The well preserved colors,are remarkable indicating how bright the colors of the period really were. The owner of the quilt, Beryl Skinner, is the great-granddaughter of the initial recipient and can trace many family names among the quilt's signatures."

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

BABB

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1823

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1900

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker's burialplace: GREENWELL CEM REESES MILL

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search