QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1246

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1447

Alternate inventory control number:

1447a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

"Grandmother and Grandfather disagreed about the name of the quilt. Pawpa said there was no such name as "Democratic Victory." Pawpa had a furniture store and had put a bedroom suite in the window display. Mawma decided this quilt would look nice on the bed in the window. While it was on display, an elderly and well respected lady of the town came in and said, 'Lorena, what a lovely Democratic Victory.' Mawma loved to tease Pawpa with this story. Both grandparents were from Hardin Valley. (Family names: Matlock, Walker, Gallaher, Kollock.)"

Quilt's title:

Whig's Defeat

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hardin Valley area

Where the quilt was made, county:

Loudon

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1851

Further information concerning dates:

Wedding gift

Size of quilt blocks:

23.5 x 23.5 inches

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Democratic Victory

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Brackman # or other source & #:

4074

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Surface Abrasion

Repairs:

Rebound

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Rebound with white bias in 1960

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Resist dyed

Overall color scheme:

Two color

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

On two sides; 5.75 inches wide

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton; Woven or homespun

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Width between quilting lines:

.25 inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Sunburst

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?

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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