
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 Museum, Library, or Institution
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
Details
Cite this Quilt
Tulip Patchwork Quilt. 1876-1900. From Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation, Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=30-26-195. Accessed: 02/19/25