QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-612

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

CH 61

Alternate inventory control number:

0061a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Descended through family

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sunbright

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1870

Quilt top made by:

Pool, Iora Almina Philo

Quiltmaker's birth date:

03-21-1855

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1903

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

IAP

Method used to make the inscription:

Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Appliqued

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe where the inscription was found:

Near center of top

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

"Quilts of Tennessee - Images of Domestic Life Prior to 1930" by Bets Ramsey & Merikay Waldvogel

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

83

How long is the quilt?

74

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Owner's name for quilt:

Sampler

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Cream; Gold; Beige or Tan; Pink; Rust; Red

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

Blocks are assorted sizes in an irregular set. Scale is very small.

Shape of edge:

Straight

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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