QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-954

Date data collected:

06-01-2012

Documentation Location:

St. Vincent College 300 Fraser Purchase Rd Latrobe PA 15650

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Westmoreland

Owner's Name:

Baltzer Meyer Historical Society

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Who documented this quilt?

Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project; Baltzer Meyer Historical Society Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation Quilt Documentation Number:

WP.WST.0025

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

The Letter H

Owner's name for quilt:

The H Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

2384

How wide is the quilt?

83"

How long is the quilt?

85.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Dirty; Fading; Fold marks or creases

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1909

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25 pieced

Size of quilt blocks:

9.75-10.25" squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

maroon dotted 3.125" wide, black/white check 2.75"-3"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Paisley; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Black; White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

8.125", 25.5", 25.5", 23.75" (black/white check-woven)

Describe the back:

Print; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn; Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

suspect may be a flannel blanket

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

0.5"-0.625"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

parallel lines in borders, diamond grid in solid squares, parallel lines in H squares

Source of the information on this quilt:

librarian of Baltzer Meyer Historical Society

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

Received as a gift

Quilt top made by:

Miller, Bessie Luella Harrold Snyder

Quilted by:

Miller, Bessie Luella Harrold Snyder

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hempfield Township

Where the quilt was made, county:

Westmoreland

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Ca. 2000. The quilt was given to the Baltzer Meyer Historical Society by Pat Printz Trott (the grandaughter of Bessie Luella Harrold)

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

Bessie Harrold made quilt before her marriage to Cyrus Snyder in 1916

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Exhibit; Museum collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker; Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Baltzer Meyer Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Greensburg

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Harrold

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

03-04-1891

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Hempfield Township

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

12-17-1978

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farmer's wife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Westmoreland

Quiltmaker's city:

Greensburg

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Harrold, Harry Edgar

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Hempfield PA

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Harrold, Emma Jane

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Hempfield

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

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

German

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

Farmer

Number of children:

unknown

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

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

all kinds; put an H in each block