QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-631

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0828

Alternate inventory control number:

0828a

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Originally made for the grandson of the quiltmaker who then gave it to his daughter.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Donnels Chapel

Where the quilt was made, county:

Rutherford

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1890

Quilt top made by:

McCrary, Malinda Youree

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10/08/1848

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

04/30/1928

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quilted by:

McCrary, Malinda Youree

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

71

How long is the quilt?

81

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:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Checked; Print; Geometric; Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Dark colors

What color is the quilt?

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

Antique colors:

Claret or Wine; Double Pink; Indigo Blue; Cadet Blue

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?

Gold

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:

Elbow/fan; All-over-design

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

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

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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