QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-1145

Date data collected:

03/29/2009

Documentation Location:

Vicary Mansion, 1235 Third Avenue, Freedom, PA 15042

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Beaver

Owner's Name:

Campbell

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.BVR.0034

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Trip Around the World

How wide is the quilt?

84.25

How long is the quilt?

86.5

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Green; Orange; Purple; Red; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Tears or holes

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Late 1800's

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Striped

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Describe the binding:

Binding is applied and 2 shades of green

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Person filling out this form is:

Author/researcher; Quilt owner

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

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Quilt was made by Jeanne Campbell's great-great paternal grandmother. Her last name was Reed. Quilt was saved from a fire in the family's home

Quilt owner's city:

Ambridge

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States