QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1656

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0106

Alternate inventory control number:

0106a

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Given to family members - generation to generation.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cosby

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sevier

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1940

Quilt top made by:

Dockery, Lou

Quiltmaker's birth date:

09/18/1883

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

01/19/1971

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

Dockery, Grant

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Hicks, James

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hicks, Jane

Quilted by:

Dockery, Lou

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

67

How long is the quilt?

78

Size of quilt blocks:

6.5

Number of borders:

N/A

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Strips & Squares

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Box Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

2597

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Very good/almost new

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Other blends; Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Coral; Red

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

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:

4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

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?

Received as a gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee