QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1642

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1908

Alternate inventory control number:

1908a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

grandson

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sandersville

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:

pre 1940

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

1930s

Quilt top made by:

Wood, Shelly Cooley

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1875

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

near Hillsboro

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

GA?

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1950--Sandersville, GA

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Cooley, Joseph Faston Brown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quilted by:

Wood, Shelly Cooley

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Cooley, Shelly

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

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

Prop. seed store

How wide is the quilt?

65 inches

How long is the quilt?

81 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

7.25 diameter

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Brackman # or other source & #:

160

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

White

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side; Other

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Machine sewn

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilting in each patch.

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