QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-1488
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
State Historical Society of Iowa
Who documented this quilt?
Iowa Quilt Research Project
Iowa Quilt Research Project Number:
IQRPS-6
Alternate inventory control number:
S-6
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
7-26-1988
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Kansas Troubles
Brackman # or other source & #:
1270
How wide is the quilt?
76 inches
How long is the quilt?
80 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Pink; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Fading; Stains
Time period:
1876-1900
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1875-1925
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
16
Size of quilt blocks:
9.74 inches 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:
One
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Number of borders:
Two
Describe the borders:
Plain
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Unknown
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
All-over-design; Grid/crosshatch; Single parallel lines
Quilt top made by:
Harmon, Georgiana Scurr
Quilted by:
Harmon, Georgiana
Where the quilt was made, city:
Greencastle Township
Where the quilt was made, county:
Marshall
Where the quilt was made, state:
Iowa (IA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
She traveled around the world, saw Hitler in a hotel, drove a car until 90 years old.
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Quilt is presently used as:
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Unknown
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Unknown
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Scurr
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
3-3-1863
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Bureau county
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Illinois
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
6-28-1962
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Welsh
Quiltmaker's educational background:
College
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Methodist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Techer, homemaker
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's county:
Marshall
Quiltmaker's city:
Greencastle Township
Quiltmaker's state:
Iowa (IA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Scurr, James B.
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Scurr, Maria
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
None
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
Cite this Quilt
Harmon, Georgiana Scur. Kansas Troubles. 1876-1900. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1488. Accessed: 04/17/24