BACK TO QUILTS

Hearts & Gizzards

CITE THIS QUILT

img
quilt

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