QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1489

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-7

Alternate inventory control number:

S-7

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

Owner's name for quilt:

Flower Pot

How wide is the quilt?

89 inches

How long is the quilt?

91 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1840-1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

15 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

Three

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

One

Describe the borders:

Applique

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

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting; Stuffed work

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

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

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

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:

Teacher, 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' name(s):

Harmon, Ellsworth

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

Farmer

Number of children:

None