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

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

American Folk Art Museum, all rights reserved