QUILT INDEX RECORD
22-18-1644
Who documented this quilt?
Quilts of Tennessee
The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:
1909
Alternate inventory control number:
1909a
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
granddaughter
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Where the quilt was made, county:
Grainger
Where the quilt was made, state:
Tennessee (TN)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1876-1900
Family/owner's date for quilt:
pre 1900
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
ca. 1890
Quilt top made by:
Davis, Maggie Vineyard
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1865
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:
Grainger Co.
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
TN
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1937--Jefferson City, TN
Quiltmaker's occupation:
farm wife
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Baptist
Quilted by:
Davis, Maggie Vineyard
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Vineyard, Maggie
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
farmer
How wide is the quilt?
62 inches
How long is the quilt?
80 inches
Shape of corners:
Rounded
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Pine Cone
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Mayflower
Brackman # or other source & #:
2991
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 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?
Orange; White
Antique colors:
Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange
Shape of edge:
Straight
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
possibly handwoven
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Describe the binding:
red plaid
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white and green
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
11
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Triple parallel lines
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Parallel line quilting echoes design inside and outside Pine Cone blocks. Background filler of triple-line crosshatching.
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
Cite this Quilt
Davis, Maggie Vineyar. Pine Cone. 1876-1900. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1644. Accessed: 03/29/24
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