QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-955

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1153

Alternate inventory control number:

1153a

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This was a gift to the surveyed owner from her mother. The survey does not state who made the quilt.

Where the quilt was made, county:

Benton

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

Who estimated the quilt's date?

B Ramsey

How wide is the quilt?

75 inches

How long is the quilt?

55 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

10 x 11 inches

Sashing width:

5 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Schoolhouse

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Little Red House

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?

Original to maker

Brackman # or other source & #:

870

Subject of the quilt:

Houses

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Yellow; Red; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Shape of edge:

Straight

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White and Black

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

1-inch

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