QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1613

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1883

Alternate inventory control number:

1883a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Maker was an elementary school teacher, hence interest in subject of the quilt. Wife of invalid husband and did much handwork in his company.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Rossville

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1936

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

1920

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Merikay Waldvogel

Further information concerning dates:

This pattern series appeared in newspapers throughout the nation in 1920-1925.

Quilt top made by:

Carroll, Vinnye Miller

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1894

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Redbud

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Georgia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1980

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Carroll, Edward G.

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Miller, Madison

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Miller, Elizabeth

Quilted by:

McBrayer, Ollie Miller

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Miller, Vinnye

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

65.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

79 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

8 x 7.5 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

American History Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Colonial History Quilt

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Newspaper

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

28

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Sateen

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Two color

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

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?

Edges turned in/no separate binding

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

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