QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1657

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1920B

Alternate inventory control number:

1920Ba

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

great great grandson

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, city:

Duke

Where the quilt was made, state:

Alabama (AL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

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

ca. 1870s

Quilt top made by:

Palmer, Martha

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1888--Duke, AL

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quilted by:

Palmer, Martha

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?

74.75 inches

How long is the quilt?

94.5 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

12.25 diameter

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Pinwheel

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Spinning Ball, Windblown Daisy

Brackman # or other source & #:

3392

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16 pieced

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Very good/almost new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Documentation says fabric is blue, fabric in image looks red--but image probably shifted from blue.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Describe the quilt setting:

Can't tell from images if blocks are appliqued on background on set in blocks.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

loosely woven cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

Blue

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other; Echo

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Echo quilting inside curved block, feathered circles in background and small coin-size circles as filler.

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