QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1658

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1921

Alternate inventory control number:

1921a

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

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1845-70

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

ca. 1870s

Quilt top made by:

Palmer, Martha

Quiltmaker's birth date:

ca. 1800

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1888--Duke, AL

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?

74.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

88.5 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

9.75 x 9.75 inches

Sashing width:

4.5 inches

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Pieced LeMoyne Star

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Very good/almost new

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain; Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks)

Describe the borders:

Unpieced--same fabric as sashing.

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

white

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:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilted in pieced blocks, diagonal lines in sashing that change direction.

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