QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1486

Alternate inventory control number:

1486a

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Made for the surveyed owner by her grandmother.

Quilt's title:

Triple Irish Chain

Where the quilt was made, city:

Atlanta

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c. 1910

Who estimated the quilt's date?

R Harriss

Quilt top made by:

McCamy, Cate Carter

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c. 1856

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Cartersville

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Georgia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1932

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

McCamy, Samuel B.

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farmer; Homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Carter, N. B.

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Carter, Eugenia Beck

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quilted by:

McCamy, Cate Carter

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Carter

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?

69 inches

How long is the quilt?

80 inches

Number of borders:

2

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Brackman # or other source & #:

1019

Subject of the quilt:

Irish Chain

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

What color is the quilt?

Red; White; Brown

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Two sides; each border is 2.5 inches wide

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond

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

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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