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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