QUILT INDEX RECORD
22-18-1047
Who documented this quilt?
Quilts of Tennessee
The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:
0091
Alternate inventory control number:
0091a
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Where the quilt was made, county:
Sevier
Where the quilt was made, state:
Tennessee (TN)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1850-1875
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
c. 1870
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Merikay Waldvogel
Quilt top made by:
Connatser, Margaret Burdine
Quilted by:
Connatser, Margaret Burdine
How wide is the quilt?
61
How long is the quilt?
82.5
Size of quilt blocks:
approx. 10
Number of borders:
1
Shape of corners:
Straight
Owner's name for quilt:
16 Patch
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
14
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Overall condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Fading; Tears or holes
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Wool; Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Handwoven; Linsey-woolsey
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Hand-dyed
Overall color scheme:
Dark colors
What color is the quilt?
Brown; Gray; Blue or Navy; Rust
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Describe the borders:
Single border 7" wide
Shape of edge:
Straight
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Tan
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Elbow/fan
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Quilt Close-Up, Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, TN; Folk Art Center, Blue Ridge Parkway. Summer 1983.
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?
Purchased the quilt
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Quilts of Tennessee
Cite this Quilt
Connatser, Margaret Burdin. 16 Patch. 1850-1875. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1047. Accessed: 03/28/24