QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-262

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0445

Alternate inventory control number:

0445a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quiltmaker unspecified. Survey indicates the maker was the owner's great grandmother. It is inferred that the surveyed owner did not know her name.

Where the quilt was made, county:

Washington

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. 1870

How wide is the quilt?

64.5"

How long is the quilt?

78.5"

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5" x 11.5"

Shape of corners:

Straight

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Pieced Rose

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

What color is the quilt?

Red; Green; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

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?

Cream

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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:

12

Width between quilting lines:

3/4"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Single parallel lines; 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?

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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