QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-421

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0616

Alternate inventory control number:

0616a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Niece inherited upon death of her aunt, Callie Burnett

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Callie Burnett never married.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Pelham

Where the quilt was made, county:

Grundy

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1883

Quilt top made by:

Burnett, Callie; White, Laura

Quiltmaker's birth date:

May 1861 - Laura; 1859 - Callie

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Laura - 1907; Callie - 1944

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

White, Paul

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemakers

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Burnett, John

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Burnett, Martha

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quilted by:

Burnett, Callie; White, Laura

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch/Irish

If the quilt was made by a group, when did the group disband?

1907

If the quilt was made by a group, describe activities the group engaged in:

Sisters

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

62.5

How long is the quilt?

80

Size of quilt blocks:

14.5 x 14.5

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Country Crossroads (var.)

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:

Stains; Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

What color is the quilt?

White; Blue or Navy; Green; Brown

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

gauzelike texture

Describe the quilt filling:

Home grown & hand carded

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Green, brown, white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Describe the quilting designs used:

Concentric circles

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