QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-50

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0222

Alternate inventory control number:

0222a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Great niece of quilt maker

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sparta

Where the quilt was made, county:

White

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1860-1910

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c. 1870

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Bets Ramsey

Quilt top made by:

Carrick, Lulu

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Carrick, Hugh Lawson

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Carrick, Matilda J. Leftwick

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quilted by:

Carrick, Lulu

How wide is the quilt?

86

How long is the quilt?

94.5

Size of quilt blocks:

3.5

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Kite, Arkansas Snowflake, Arkansas Star, Star Kite

Brackman # or other source & #:

3892

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

Stains: minor spots; appears to be unwashed

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

What color is the quilt?

White; Green; Red

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Loose weave, possibly hand woven

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Green, brown & white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1/2-inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch; 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?

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee