QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-1041

Date data collected:

04-20-2013

Documentation Location:

Connellsville Presbyterian Church 711 South Pittsburgh Street Connellsville PA 15425

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Fayette

Owner's Name:

Van Gundy, Judith

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Who documented this quilt?

Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation Quilt Documentation Number:

WP.FAY.0040

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Roman Square

Brackman # or other source & #:

477B

How wide is the quilt?

71.5"

How long is the quilt?

74"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy

Antique colors:

Cadet Blue

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Dirty; Disintegration of fabric; Distortion or shrinkage; Fading; Fold marks or creases; Open seams; Stains; Tears or holes; Uneven batting

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930s

Describe the quilt's layout:

Horizontal strip

Number of quilt blocks:

roughly 18

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by inner only sashing (no sashing along outer edge of outer blocks); Strippy or vertical bands (in vertical rows separated by plain vertical bars)

Describe the quilt setting:

9" x 21" sections, scrap bars

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

top and bottom-1"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Wool

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Flannel; Unknown; Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

like grow-grain ribbon

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Strip/string Piecing

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

plaid, purple stripe

What color is the back of the quilt?

Gray

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Print; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn

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 thick is the quilt?

Thick (More than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

tan

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4-5

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

granddaughter of quiltmaker

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Inherited

Quilt top made by:

Pollock, Francis Marie Allen

Quilted by:

Pollock, Francis Marie Allen

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

a part of sewing/fabric items from my grandmother's things after her death. Probably given to me in the early 1960s

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

I remember it on Grandma's day bed or when we went camping

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

utlitarian use

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

day bed or when camping

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Quilt owner's city:

Elkins

Quilt owner's state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Allen

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02/11/1896

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

"On the Allen farm"

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

08-1916

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

11-13-1958

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Irish/ English

Quiltmaker's occupation:

primarily homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Allen, Jasper T

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Cooper, Ida Estelle

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Pollock, John Scott

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

Scotch

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

Coal Miner

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no