QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-985

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:

10504

Source of the information on this quilt:

DAUGHTER

When was the form filled out?

September 26, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

BG, Key by: MNG

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

NEW CUMBERLAND

Owner's name for quilt:

EMBROIDERY

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

EMBROIDERED SQUARE

How wide is the quilt?

64.5

How long is the quilt?

82

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

White; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1910

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

1910

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

10.25 X 10

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Sashing width:

4.5

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Percale

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn, Machine sewn; Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread, Cotton thread

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Width between quilting lines:

1.25

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Quilt top made by:

MCINTIRE, OLIVE REBECCA

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1988

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

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

Letters, Photographs, Sewing tools related to the quiltmaker

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

MODISETT

Quiltmaker's birth date:

June 6, 1867

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

RITCHIE COUNTY

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

February 11, 1860

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

April 1, 1946

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

SCOTCH/IRISH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

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):

MCINTIRE, WILLIAM SCOTT

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

IRISH

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

CARPENTER

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: DINING RM, Type of frame: WOOD STNDG

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: December, Husband's birth day: 25, Husband's birth year: 1860, Husband's birthplace: WASHINGTON COUNTY OH, Husband's date of death: month: December, Husband's date of death: day: 21, Husband's date of death: year: 1937, Husband's burialplace: PARKERSBURG WV, Quiltmaker's church: UNITED BRETHREN, Quiltmaker's burialplace: PARKERSBURG WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search