QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee; McMinn County Living Heritage Museum Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0384

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

McMinn County Living Heritage Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Athens

Quilt owner's state:

Tennessee (TN)

Alternate inventory control number:

0384a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Museum acquisition

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This quilt was donated to the Living Heritage Museum, Athens, Tennessee by the Hornsby family.

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quiltmaker was a descendent of a slave family, and she worked for the Hornsby family. Sarah Moore produced a number of quilts.

Where the quilt was made, county:

Meigs

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Bets Ramsey/Museum

Quilt top made by:

Moore, Sarah

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Domestic

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

African American (slave ancestry)

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Quilts of Tennessee: Images of Domestic Life Prior to 1930 by Bets Ramsey and Merikay Waldvogel

How wide is the quilt?

77

How long is the quilt?

83

Size of quilt blocks:

16 x 16

Sashing width:

2 1/2

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Schoolhouse Quilt

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked

What color is the quilt?

Black; Gray; Orange

Antique colors:

Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange; Chocolate Brown or Hershey Brown; Manganese Bronze

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the borders:

Single border on four sides; Sides measure 6inches and top & bottom measure 3 1/2 inches.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Flannel

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

dark blue

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilts of Tennessee Exhibit (Touring exhibit showcasing selected quilts from Quilts of Tennessee research project.) American Museum of Science and Energy, Oak Ridge, TN (Nov - Dec 1986); Rose Center, Morristown, TN (Feb - Mar 1987); Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN (Apr – May 1987); Nathanial Greene Museum, Greeneville, TN (June 1987); Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN (July – Aug 1987); Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN (Oct – Nov 1987); Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, TN (Nov 1987 – Jan 1988); Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN (Jul – Aug 1988)

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

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift; Other

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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