QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1317

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1522

Alternate inventory control number:

1522a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, state:

California (CA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1800-1849

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

c. 1840

Who estimated the quilt's date?

B Ramsey

Quilt top made by:

White, Ellen (or Mary) Cline

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1791

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

California

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1893

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quilted by:

White, Ellen (or Mary) Cline

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

74 inches

How long is the quilt?

94.5 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

7.25 x 7.25

Number of borders:

4

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sunflower & Orange Peel

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Subject of the quilt:

Two block quilt

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Wear to edge or binding

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:

Indigo resist

Overall color scheme:

Two color

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Alternating two block

Describe the borders:

Four zig zag borders on four sides

Shape of edge:

Straight

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch

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