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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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