QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0153

Alternate inventory control number:

0153a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt was made by Mrs. Walker for her daughter's wedding c.1840. Descent is among family members.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sweetwater Valley

Where the quilt was made, county:

Monroe

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1800-1849

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Bets Ramsey

Quilt top made by:

Walker, Mrs. D.P.

Quilted by:

Walker, Mrs. D.P.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Quilts of Tennessee: Images of Domestic Life Prior to 1930 - Bets Ramsey and Merikay Waldvogel

How wide is the quilt?

87

How long is the quilt?

74

Size of quilt blocks:

18

Number of borders:

One

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Crown of Thorns

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

New York Beauty

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

4 blocks; 8 half blocks

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

What color is the quilt?

Red; Blue or Navy; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Describe the borders:

Single border on four sides - sawtooth on innermost edge; opposing borders measure 4.5" and 6"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton; Woven or homespun

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white/blue/red

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1/8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Vines; Wreaths; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Majority of quilting is circular and curved, and the designs are delicate and intricate. Coverage is heavy.

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)

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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