QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-955

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:

Private

Interviewer:

Budd, J.

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.0026

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Resembles Puss in the Corner (4 patch all patches vary)

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

4 patch in 9 patch

Brackman # or other source & #:

1603

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red

Antique colors:

Cadet Blue; Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange; Indigo Blue; Turkey Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Dirty; Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Open seams; Stains

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

identifies ownership acc. to Historical Society

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

36 pieced square

Size of quilt blocks:

7"-7.5" square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

red print 2.5", beige/white print 2.375"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Mourning Prints; Paisley; Plaid; Premium type; Print; Striped

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?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

24", 3", 24", 23.5"

Describe the back:

Different fabrics; Hand sewn; Print

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)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

.75"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

diagonal parallel lines in borders; horizontal parallel lines in body

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Other

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

Inherited

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Other

Quilt top made by:

Miller, Bessie Harold Snyder

Quilted by:

Miller, Bessie Harold 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:

Given to Baltzer Meyer Historical Society by Pat Trott (granddaughter of Bessie)

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

Treasured by Pat

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern; Public domain/traditional pattern

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Baltzer 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 ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

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

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no