QUILT INDEX RECORD
22-18-430
Who documented this quilt?
Quilts of Tennessee
The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:
0625
Alternate inventory control number:
0625a
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Inherited by the quilter's son and his wife.
Where the quilt was made, city:
Paducah
Where the quilt was made, state:
Kentucky (KY)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1950-1975
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
c. 1960
Quilt top made by:
Hodges, Nell Hall
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1887
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Hall, Scott
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Hall, Rose
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Church of Christ
How wide is the quilt?
72.5
How long is the quilt?
75.5
Number of borders:
7
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Boston Commons
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Multiple Scrap
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Describe the borders:
Inner border frames the center section. Concentric borders frame the entire piece beginning with triangles creating a sawtooth effect.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Muslin
How is the binding made?
Bias 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:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
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
Details
Cite this Quilt
Hodges, Nell Hal. Boston Commons. 1950-1975. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-430. Accessed: 03/19/24