QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-4657

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:

60451

When was the form filled out?

July, 1994

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

JMW, Key by: MM

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

MONTGOMERY, AL

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

VERSE APPLIQUE, APPLIED LETTERS

How wide is the quilt?

84

How long is the quilt?

76

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the type of inscription:

Scripture

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1884 / M.R.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1884

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Location of inscription:

on border

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1884

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

1884

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Size of quilt blocks:

3

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

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other novelty technique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

LETERS

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

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

COTTON

Color of thread used in the quilting:

WHITE

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans

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

M.R. was Martha Riner, my great grandmother.

Quilt top made by:

HUTCHISON, ANKEY KEATON

Where the quilt was made, city:

OAK HILL

Where the quilt was made, county:

FAYETTE

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:

1978

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Describe the source of the pattern:

ORIGINAL, BRETHREN CHURCH

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

This quilt is remarkably similar to NQP 101 (Nebraska Quilt Project) made by Anky Ellison Hutchison in 1882 in Lindside (Monroe County), WV. The owner wrote (November 7, 1994) "I came across a card that says Ankie Hutchison made the quilt, but in another letter from Lily Duncan it says that my great grandmother made the quilt".

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

DOTHAN, ALABAMA, LIBRARY QUILT EXHIBI, 1976

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

Photographs, ANTIQUES JOURNA

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

ELLISON

Quiltmaker's birth date:

August 14, 1840

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

RITCHIE

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

March 8, 1934

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

February 28, 1934

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

CHURCH OF BRETHREN

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

RINER, SAMUEL W.

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

FARMER

Number of children:

11

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

6

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: February, Husband's birth day: 5, Husband's birth year: 1835, Husband's birthplace: RICH CREEK, WV, Husband's date of death: month: July, Husband's date of death: day: 31, Husband's date of death: year: 1907, Husband's burialplace: OAK HILL, WV, Quiltmaker's church: CHESNUT GROVE, OAK HILL, Quiltmaker's burialplace: OAK HILL, WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search