QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1634

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1900

Alternate inventory control number:

1900a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

granddaughter, also quilter

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, city:

East St. Louis, IL &Marietta, GA

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1920s

When was the quilt finished?

1986

Family/owner's date for quilt:

top 1920s, quilted 1986

Quilt top made by:

Turley, Ada

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1872

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Sebree

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

KY

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1955-- E. St. Louis, IL

Quilted by:

Ore, Dorothy Mooney

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Irish

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

farmer

How wide is the quilt?

71 inches

How long is the quilt?

78 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

13 inches diameter

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Improved Nine Patch

Brackman # or other source & #:

306

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap; Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Yellow

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Wedding Ring type

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

white

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

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

Top pieced in 1920s and quilted in 1986 by granddaughter.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

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; Other

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt top

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

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee