QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1635

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1901

Alternate inventory control number:

1901a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

daughter

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:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

ca. 1930s

When was the quilt finished?

1980s?

Family/owner's date for quilt:

top ca. 1930s, quilted 1980s?

Quilt top made by:

Mooney, Ethel Lee

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1895

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Sebree

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

KY

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

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

Mooney, Cloise Edward

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Turley, S. E.

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Turley, Ada

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quilted by:

Orr, Dorothy Mooney

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Irish

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Turley, Ethel Lee

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Sebree, KY

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

plant supt.

How wide is the quilt?

77.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

79 inches

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Double Wedding Ring

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

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:

Solid/plain; Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Green; White

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?

Beige or Tan

Describe the binding:

green

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Fleur de lies.

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