QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-436

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0635

Alternate inventory control number:

0635a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The surveyed owner is the granddaughter-in-law of the quiltmaker.

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

The quiltmaker was a confederate spy during the Civil War.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Raus

Where the quilt was made, county:

Bedford

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

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

c. 1870

Quilt top made by:

Prince, Mary High

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1840

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1931

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

Prince, Benjamin P.

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farmer

Quilted by:

Prince, Mary High

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

61

How long is the quilt?

72

Size of quilt blocks:

6.25 x 6.5

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Owner's name for quilt:

Pickle Dish

Brackman # or other source & #:

305

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

The white fabric features a tiny black flower.

Overall color scheme:

Two color

What color is the quilt?

White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the quilt filling:

Most likely home grown and hand carded from their farm.

How is the binding made?

Straight 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:

5

Width between quilting lines:

1/2"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

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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