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QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-922

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1122

Alternate inventory control number:

1122a

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Purchased at auction: Hornbeak, Tennessee

Quilt's title:

Pickle Dish

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hornbeak

Where the quilt was made, county:

Obion

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

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

c. 1930

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Bets Ramsey

How wide is the quilt?

74 inches

How long is the quilt?

76 inches

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Brackman # or other source & #:

305

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Overall condition:

Very good/almost new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Print; Plaid; Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Green; Beige or Tan; White

Describe the borders:

1.5 inch wide plain border on all sides -- matches background

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Patches outlined/in the ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Crosshatch in center of floral motifs

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

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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Cite this Quilt

Pickle Dish. 1930-1949. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-922. Accessed: 03/28/24