QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1493

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1737

Alternate inventory control number:

1737a

How was this quilt acquired?

Unknown

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Acquired by surveyed owner in Connecticut. Method of acquisition is undocumented.

Quilt's title:

LeMoyne Star

Where the quilt was made, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

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

c. 1888

Who estimated the quilt's date?

B Ramsey

How wide is the quilt?

80 inches

How long is the quilt?

88.5 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

8 x 8 inches

Number of borders:

3

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Brackman # or other source & #:

3735

Subject of the quilt:

Star

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fold marks or creases; Wear to edge or binding

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

What color is the quilt?

Red; Green; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Inner & outer sawtooth; center is plain

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; Single parallel lines

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

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee