QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-285

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0468

Alternate inventory control number:

0468a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Handed down through generations of namesakes. Descendants named "Lorena" inherit the quilt. Surveyed owner is named Lorena (perhaps eighth or ninth generation removed).

Where the quilt was made, county:

Tipton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1800

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

c. 1820

Quilt top made by:

Taylor, Lorena

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Tipton, Col. Jacob

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Taylor, Cleo Nathaniel

Quilted by:

Taylor, Lorena

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

93

How long is the quilt?

78

Size of quilt blocks:

4.5

Describe the corners:

Square

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Delectable Mountains

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Concentric rows of triangles and strips building medallion style from the center outward. Three sides are fringed.

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Indigo Resist

Overall color scheme:

Two color

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Describe the borders:

8.5", 3.5", 3.5", 6.5"

Describe the edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Fine weave

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How is the binding made?

Fringe

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

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Stipple

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double row clamshell; paisley-shaped garland with leaves in center of quilt

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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