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GRANDFATHER'S UNIFOR; NONE, ROMAN SQUARE VARIATION

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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

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 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' 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: 03/28/24