QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-4425

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:

60234

When was the form filled out?

May 9, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

DB, Key by: MM

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

BECKLEY

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

OLIVE BRANCH

How wide is the quilt?

81

How long is the quilt?

80

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Orange; Green; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1879

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

1880

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

19

Size of quilt blocks:

18.5 X 19

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

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:

Machine Piecing; Hand Applique

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique; Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Standard applique

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?

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

Color of thread used in the quilting:

WHITE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Width between quilting lines:

0.5, 0.25

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

BENDER, ANNA MARTHA

Where the quilt was made, city:

BRIDGEPORT

Where the quilt was made, county:

HARRISON

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:

1990

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?

Teaching or learning sample; Personal enjoyment

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the source of the pattern:

LADIES ART

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photographs, BECKLEY POST-HE

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

Photographs

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

GREENE

Quiltmaker's birth date:

January 3, 1864

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

BRIDGEPORT

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

September 3, 1938

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

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):

BENDER, JACOB

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

FARMER

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Type of frame: WOODEN

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's burialplace: BRIDGEPORT, WV, Quiltmaker's burialplace: BRIDGEPORT, WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search