QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-35

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee; Whitfield County Historical Society Collection

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0207

Alternate inventory control number:

0207a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Source person represents historical society which owns the quilt

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

"This quilt was in the Blount house (1840) which was willed to the Whitfield Co. Historical Society."

Where the quilt was made, city:

Dalton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Whitfield

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1890

How wide is the quilt?

79

How long is the quilt?

94

Size of quilt blocks:

16

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Peony

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rose of Sharon var.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White; Yellow

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Single applique "vine with bud" border on four sides. Survey note: "Center flower is the usual rose, but bud is like peony or waterlily."

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

coarse weave

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White & Brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Width between quilting lines:

3/4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Grid/crosshatch

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Other

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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