QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1360

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee; McMinn County Living Heritage Museum Collection

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1573

Quilt owner's name:

McMinn County Living Heritage Museum

Alternate inventory control number:

1573a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The surveyed owner inherited this quilt and is the great great granddaughter of the quilt maker. She then donated this quilt to the Living Heritage Museum in 1987.

Quilt's title:

Whig's Defeat

Where the quilt was made, city:

Okapilco Plantation

Where the quilt was made, county:

Brooks

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

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

c. 1850

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Bets Ramsey

Quilt top made by:

Gaulden, Charlotte Le Fayette Le Sueur

Quiltmaker's birth date:

01/01/1825

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Monroe County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Georgia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

08/01/1889

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

Gaulden, Charles Scriven

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quilted by:

Gaulden, Charlotte Le Fayette Le Sueur

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Le Sueur

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

03/27/1846

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

Baptist Minister; Lawyer; State Legislator; Representaitve of Brooks County in the Secession Convention of 1851

How wide is the quilt?

99 inches

How long is the quilt?

100 inches

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Democrat

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:

16

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains; Uneven batting; Wear to edge or binding

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Linen

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Set-in blocks

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Linen

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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

Blocks are not squared up, but have curved edges that are set into the background piece. Construction is unconventional.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White; Green

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Hearts; Leaves

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