QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1450

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1689

Alternate inventory control number:

1689a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Quilt's title:

Joseph's Coat

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

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

c. 1930

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Bets Ramsey

Quilt top made by:

Jones, Lual Jordan

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c. 1885

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1958

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quilted by:

Jones, Lual Jordan

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Jordan

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

66.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

76 inches

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

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 & #:

451

Subject of the quilt:

Scrap

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:

Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Red; Pink; Yellow; Blue or Navy; Lavender; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

How is the binding made?

Bias 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:

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