QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1532

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1782

Alternate inventory control number:

1782a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

The owner's great-great-grandmother and grandmother made the quilt of homespun wool. According to the owner, the quilt batting is home carded wool.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Late 1800s

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

1890

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Bets Ramsey

How wide is the quilt?

63.25 inches

How long is the quilt?

76 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

7 inch-strip

Sashing width:

7 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Wool Triangles

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Flying Geese

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical strip

Number of quilt blocks:

4 pieced strips and 5 plain strips

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Wool

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Handwoven; Linsey-woolsey

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Linsey fabric - handwoven with a cotton warp and a wool weft

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Rust

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Strippy or vertical bands (in vertical rows separated by plain vertical bars)

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Woven or homespun

Description of the back:

Linsey

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Describe the quilt filling:

Also some cotton used in the batting.

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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

The linsey fabric (cotton warp/wool weft)was probably woven at home during the Civil War for blankets, skirts, and jackets. It was probably cut up for patchwork quilts during the 25-year period after the War's end.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5 stitches per inch

Width between quilting lines:

1 inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

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

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