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QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-87

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0260

Alternate inventory control number:

0260a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

This quilt is said to have been made by volunteer workers in the Red Cross sewing room during the the First World War.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Greeneville

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1917

Quilt top made by:

Lovett, Lilie Fowler; Workers, Red Cross

Quilted by:

Lovett, Lilie Fowler; Workers, Red Cross

How wide is the quilt?

72

How long is the quilt?

81

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Red Cross Quilt

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

What color is the quilt?

Red; Blue or Navy; White

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1.5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square

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

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Cite this Quilt

Lovett, Lilie Fowler; Workers, Red Cros. Red Cross Quilt. 1901-1929. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-87. Accessed: 03/29/24