
QUILT INDEX RECORD
26-22-3873
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:
50562
When was the form filled out?
October 30, 1992
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
Interviewer:
MARGARET MEADOR, Key by: JR
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
HUNTINGTON
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
APPLIQUE ROSE DESIGN, ROSE BUD WREATH
Brackman # or other source & #:
top lef, p. 285
How wide is the quilt?
71
How long is the quilt?
65.5
Shape of edge:
Straight
Describe the corner treatment:
Butted
What color is the quilt?
Green
Overall color scheme:
Bright or primary colors
Damage:
Fading; Stains
Describe the damage:
Fragile
Type of inscription:
Multiple Names
What is inscribed on the quilt?
W. R. A. (?-maybe)
Method used to make the inscription:
Ink
Location of inscription:
on back
Time period:
1850-1875
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1870
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
4
Size of quilt blocks:
28 X 27
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
No sashing
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Variety of fabrics, Appliqued border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing; Hand Applique
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Quadrant, Standard applique
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
How is the binding made?
Machine sewn; Back turned to front
Describe the quilt filling:
Seeds
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 BLAC
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
8
Width between quilting lines:
0.62, 0.25
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines; Clamshell
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Pieced back, even stitching
Quilt top made by:
JACKSON, Unknown
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
1992
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:
Quilt made by the mother of Walter Jackson Vickers (born in 1889) Sweetland, WV. It was buried underground, along with silver, during the Civil War, so it would not be confiscated by soldiers.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search
Cite this Quilt
JACKSON, Unknow. APPLIQUE ROSE DESIGN, ROSE BUD WREATH. 1850-1875. 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=26-22-3873. Accessed: 10/03/23