QUILT INDEX RECORD
49-142-2389
New York Quilt Project ID #:
HAM-089
Location of Interview:
Hamburg, NY
When was the form filled out?
05/20/1989
Who documented this quilt?
New York Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
American Folk Art Museum
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
West Seneca
Quilt owner's state:
New York (NY)
2. How did the present owner acquire this quilt?
Inheritance
4. How is the present owner related to the quiltmaker? The quiltmaker is my.....
Other
Source of the information on this quilt:
Unknown relation
5. What is the full name of the quiltmaker?
Betty White’s grandmother; Harvey, J. Beatrice
6. When was the quilt made?
Late 1880's
Time period:
1876-1900
9. Where did the quiltmaker live when this quilt was made?
New York (NY)
County (where quilt was made):
Cattaraugus County
Town, City or Village (where quilt was made):
Franklinville
Country (where the quilt was made):
United States
10. What can you tell me about the quiltmaker's background?
26. Is there anything else we should know about this quilt?
Blocks were made Betty White's, who is not the current owner of the quilt, grandmother. It was later assembled in 1938.
20. Did the quiltmaker have a name for this pattern? If so, what?
Crazy Quilt
24. Did the maker quilt this herself, did someone else do it, or did others help her?
Harvey, J. Beatrice
List others who helped with making the quilt (other than quilting):
Betty White’s grandmother
Size: Length:
94"
Width:
63"
Number of quilt blocks:
24 blocks
Type:
Crazy
This is a:
Finished quilt
Fabric:
Silk
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Velvet
Fabric Design:
Print; Solid/plain
Predominant Colors:
Black; Yellow
Layout: spacing
Separated by plain sashing
Layout: orientation
Straight
Border: None; Single; Double; Triple
Double
Border Fabric; Border Corners:
The border's fabric is solid and the border's corners are mitered.
BACKING - Fabric:
Cotton; Satin/Sateen
BACKING - Fabric Design:
Solid/plain
Width of Fabric:
38", 13 3/4"
BACKING - Colors:
Black
BINDING - Self or Applied:
Ribbon
BATTING - Type:
Other
BATTING - Other:
Muslin
QUILT TOP CONSTRUCTION - Piecing:
Hand Piecing
QUILT TOP CONSTRUCTION - Embellishments:
Embroidery
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
The block or design set is vertical. Feather stitching and painted designs.
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Tears or holes
Identifying Marks:
Message
What is inscribed on the quilt?
"BLOTTER" painted on quilt
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
American Folk Art Museum, all rights reserved
Cite this Quilt
Betty White’s grandmother; Harvey, J. Beatric. Crazy Quilt. Late 1880's. From American Folk Art Museum, New York Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=49-142-2389. Accessed: 11/04/24