QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-1411
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Connecticut Quilt Search
Who documented this quilt?
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Newtown
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
1577
Source of the information on this quilt:
Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
4/16/1994
Who helped you fill out the form?
TS,JS
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Owner's name for quilt:
Hearts & Gizzards
How wide is the quilt?
78
How long is the quilt?
87
What color is the quilt?
White; Pink
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Time period:
1930-1949
Number of quilt blocks:
215
Size of quilt blocks:
4.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Describe the borders:
Single border, Pieced border, ice cream cone, 5
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Floral
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Macine Piecing; Hand Piecing
Quilt top made by:
Peck, Bertha
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
inherited
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Yes, information available
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Thompson
Quiltmaker's birth date:
10/18/1861
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
East Haven
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Connecticut (CT)
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
12/19/1936
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: New Haven,CT
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Peck, Berth. Hearts & Gizzards. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-1411. Accessed: 03/28/24