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
Details
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