QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-414

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0609

Alternate inventory control number:

0609a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Surveyed owner is the granddaughter or great granddaughter of the quiltmaker. (no name(s) provided)

Where the quilt was made, county:

Franklin

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. 1875

How wide is the quilt?

83

How long is the quilt?

85

Size of quilt blocks:

28 x 28

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Owner's name for quilt:

Cotton Boll

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Chestnut Bud; Pineapple

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Four whole blocks are centered and surrounded by four half blocks and one quartered block (at corners). Piping inserted at edge.

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains

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?

Orange; Green; White

Antique colors:

Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Linen

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Other

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Brown, green and white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1/2"

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?

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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