QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-540

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0739

Alternate inventory control number:

0739a

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilter's daughter-in-law received the top from the estate of a deceased friend. She gave it to her mother-in-law to quilt.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Nashville/Cornersville

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

c. 1895

When was the quilt finished?

1985

Quilted by:

Clark, Helen Brownlow

How wide is the quilt?

66

How long is the quilt?

74

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Thrifty (var.)

Brackman # or other source & #:

1602

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:

Old top; new quilting

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Checked; Print; Plaid; Solid/plain; Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Red; Pink; Blue or Navy; Black; Gray; White

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:

Muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Describe the quilt filling:

Mountain Mist

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

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?

Received as a gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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