QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1211

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1411

Alternate inventory control number:

1411a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Surveyed owner is the great granddaughter of the quilt maker.

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Area where quilt made known as Sugar Creek at time of quilt fabrication. Additional family information can be obtained from TN State Library and Archives.

Quilt's title:

Cherry Basket variation

Where the quilt was made, city:

Bucksnort

Where the quilt was made, county:

Hickman

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:

1910

Who estimated the quilt's date?

B. Ramsey

Quilt top made by:

Forrester, Atlantic Turner

Quiltmaker's birth date:

08/18/1854

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Hickman County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Tennessee

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

08/25/1935

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Turner, Obedia

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Turner, Elizabeth Taylor

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quilted by:

Boulton, Bertha May Stuart

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Turner

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

How wide is the quilt?

72 inches

How long is the quilt?

66 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

14 X 14 inches

Number of borders:

2

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

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

Original to maker

Brackman # or other source & #:

668

Subject of the quilt:

Scrap Basket

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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

no

Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Stains; Tears or holes

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Red; Yellow; Blue or Navy; Black; Beige or Tan; Brown

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

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

Describe the borders:

One two sides only; each is 1-inch wide

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Each basket has two thin handles.

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:

4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Right angles

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

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt top

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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