QUILT INDEX RECORD
22-18-142
Who documented this quilt?
Quilts of Tennessee
The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:
0080
Alternate inventory control number:
0080b
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Quilt was made for the maker's daughter and subsequently handed down within the family.
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
According to family stories, the cotton use in the batting and backing was grown, carded and spun on the family farm. The block pattern is said to be original.
Where the quilt was made, city:
Spring City
Where the quilt was made, county:
Rhea
Where the quilt was made, state:
Tennessee (TN)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1876-1900
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
c. 1880
Quilt top made by:
Trentham, Mary A.
Quilted by:
Trentham, Mary A.
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Quilts of Tennessee: Images of Domestic Life by Bets Ramsey and Merikay Waldvogel
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
How wide is the quilt?
73
How long is the quilt?
87
Size of quilt blocks:
16
Shape of corners:
Rounded
Owner's name for quilt:
Chestnut Bud or Pineapple
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
9 - pieced/appliqued circular blocks
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Overall condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading; Other
Describe the damage:
Surface Abrasion
Describe the repairs:
Darning
What color is the quilt?
Red; Pink; Yellow; Green; White
Antique colors:
Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange; Turkey Red; Double Pink
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Other
Describe the quilt setting:
Pieced/Appliqued blocks are appliqued to whole cloth
Shape of edge:
Straight
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting; Stuffed work
Thread type used for the quilting:
cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Stipple
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering; Floral; Wreaths
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Stipple
Describe the quilting designs used:
Handprint motif was the traced hand of the quiltmaker's oldest child
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Quilts of Tennessee Exhibit (Touring exhibit showcasing selected quilts from Quilts of Tennessee research project.) American Museum of Science and Energy, Oak Ridge, TN (Nov - Dec 1986); Rose Center, Morristown, TN (Feb - Mar 1987); Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN (Apr – May 1987); Nathanial Greene Museum, Greeneville, TN (June 1987); Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN (July – Aug 1987); Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN (Oct – Nov 1987); Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, TN (Nov 1987 – Jan 1988); Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN (Jul – Aug 1988)
Contests entered:
Gatlinburg, TN, First Place.
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
Details
Cite this Quilt
Trentham, Mary A. Chestnut Bud or Pineapple. 1876-1900. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-142. Accessed: 03/29/24