QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-243

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0428

Alternate inventory control number:

0428a

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Purchased for $125 in the 1970s.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

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

c. 1860

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Merikay Waldvogel

How wide is the quilt?

70.5"

How long is the quilt?

81.5"

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5" x 11.5"

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Owner's name for quilt:

Colonial Rose

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Whig Rose

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

21

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

This is a PIECED rose

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Wear to edge or binding

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Never washed

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Red; Pink; Green; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; Patches outlined/in the ditch

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?

Purchased the quilt

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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