QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-195

Date data collected:

January 8, 2011

Documentation Location:

Harrison Library, Natrona Hgts. (ALG)

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Allegheny

Owner's Name:

Burtner (Stone) House

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public

Who documented this quilt?

Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project

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.ALG.0070

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Tulip Patchwork Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

76in

How long is the quilt?

79.25in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Fading; Open seams; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Describe the damage:

Aged -- Binding open holes

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16 pieced - 9 solid

Size of quilt blocks:

9 7/8" - 10"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

1st border 3 1/4" 1/2 square triangle Middle border 3 7/8" Last border 3 1/4" 1/2 square triangle

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

30", 32 1/2", 15 1/2", 2"

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

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 are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Wreath feathered in solid square Grid 1 1/2" apart 3/4" - 1" diagonal lines

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

Pennsylvania German style of patching and quilting, is set apart from the patchwork by a triangle or saw-tooth border. A similar tulip design is found on a quilt in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Burtner House - information provided by Pauline Arnold

Where the quilt was made, city:

Natrona Hgts.

Where the quilt was made, county:

Allegheny

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt handed down thru Burtner family, made in 1830. Donated by Vera Burtner Ferree, great, great, great granddaughter.

Quilt owner's city:

Natrona Hgts.

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

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

Burtner House (also known as the Burtner Stone House. Building started in 1815 and finished in 1821. It is a restored colonial house operated by volunteers in period dress.

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Margaret Negley Burtner

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c.1776

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

03-11-1857

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Allegheny

Quiltmaker's city:

Natrona Hgts.

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Philip Burtner

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

Farmer - dairy products

Number of children:

9

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

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