QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-685

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0881

Alternate inventory control number:

0881a

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

found between the feather bed and mattress on a daybed given to the surveyed owner.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Murfreesboro

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

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

c. 1900

Quilt top made by:

Henderson, Bettie Malone

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1939

Quilted by:

Henderson, Bettie Malone

How wide is the quilt?

67

How long is the quilt?

74

Size of quilt blocks:

5.5 x 5.5.

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

One Patch

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Fold marks or creases; Open seams; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Stains; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Two color

What color is the quilt?

Red; Green

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?

Blue or Navy

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

black

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

3

Width between quilting lines:

2-inches

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

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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