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Wedding Band; Double Wedding Ring

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-478

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0675

Alternate inventory control number:

0675a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

c. 1939

When was the quilt finished?

c. 1955

Quilt top made by:

Vanzant, Sara

Quilted by:

Vanzant, Sara

How wide is the quilt?

81

How long is the quilt?

82

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

Owner's name for quilt:

Wedding Band

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Double Wedding Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

303

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Red; Pink; Yellow; Blue or Navy; Purple; Black; White

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Describe the edge:

Follows pieced pattern

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

Description of the back:

Sheeting

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

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:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

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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Cite this Quilt

Vanzant, Sar. Wedding Band. c. 1955. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-478. Accessed: 03/28/24