QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-511

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQA LMFL - 56

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78 3/4"

How long is the quilt?

79 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Grapes and oak leaves

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

16" x 16"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

3 sides 4 top & bottom

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Describe the binding:

separate binding

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

Scarlett, Edith Burton (possibly); Scarlett, Florence Burton (possibly)

Where the quilt was made, city:

Erie

Where the quilt was made, county:

Erie

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inheritance from my mother in 1965 - due to her death 1957, I have very limitied information on history of quilt

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

possibly made by sisers, Edith Burton Scarlett and Florence Burton Scarlett. Both during their childhood. Turkey was from 1880-1890 - during period when red & green were common - hand applique - exquisite work

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Details about why the quilt was made:

possibly made by Edith and Florence when they were growing up

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Contests entered:

Lake Mary Florida 7/19/2008

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Family names: Burton, Russell, Scarlett, Shenk

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Scarlett Griffin

Quilt owner's city:

Heathrow

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States