QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1655

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0105

Alternate inventory control number:

0105a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quiltmaker died in Heard County, GA.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Tellico Plains

Where the quilt was made, county:

Monroe

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1855

Quilt top made by:

Denney, Serenity

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c. 1805

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c. 1885

Quilted by:

Denney, Serenity

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

80

How long is the quilt?

95

Size of quilt blocks:

12.5

Sashing width:

N/A

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Caesar's Crown

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Binding: Top & backing sewn right sides together on one long side. The remaining three sides are sewn back to front and top stitched.

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

What color is the quilt?

White; Green; Red

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Single applique border (3.5 inches)on three sides.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/no separate binding; Back turned to front

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Border had diagonal parallel lines.

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

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

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee