QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1559

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1819

Alternate inventory control number:

1819a

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

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

Descended in the James Drake Family

Where the quilt was made, city:

Royston

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1820-1840

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

c. 1830

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Merikay Waldvogel

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Drake

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

85 inches

How long is the quilt?

82 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

22 inches x 21 inches - center chintz panel

Number of borders:

3

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Broderie Perse Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Chintz Center Medallion

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Broderie Perse applique also known as cut-out-chintz applique is evident in the oopen white areas.

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Stains

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Excellent condition for its age.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Chintz fabric

What color is the quilt?

Rust; Pink; Blue or Navy; Beige or Tan; White

Antique colors:

Madder Brown

Describe the borders:

3-inch inner border; 11-inch middle border; 5-inch outer border.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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

The pictorial chintz panel at the center of the quilt features two entwined long-necked birds within a floral wreath. This pre-printed panel known as Panel 11 is discussed in Merikay Waldvogel's article in Uncoverings 2013 entitled "Printed Panels for Chintz Quilts: Their Origin and Use" on pp. 118 and 124. This printed panel is unusual in that the background is brown.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

"Teacup" quilting (overlapping circles)in white areas and around center medallion.

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?

Purchased the quilt

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee