QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-816

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1013

Alternate inventory control number:

1013a

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Purchased in Nashville in 1984.

Where the quilt was made, county:

Davidson

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

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

c. 1920

How wide is the quilt?

68

How long is the quilt?

85

Size of quilt blocks:

11 x 10.5

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Owner's name for quilt:

Rabbit's Paw

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blocks and borders are machine set.

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

What color is the quilt?

Red; Blue or Navy; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Pieced triangles on four sides. (3 1/2 inches wide)

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How is the binding made?

Straight 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:

10

Width between quilting lines:

2

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond

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; Quilt collector

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Purchased the quilt

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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