QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1659

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1923

Alternate inventory control number:

1923a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

great granddaughter

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

ca. 1870

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

ca. 1870s or 80s

Quilt top made by:

Schultz, Sarah Hunter

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1839

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Darke

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

OH

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1914--Darke, OH

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

Schultz, George Washington

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Hunter, William

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hunter, Elizabeth Earhart

Quilted by:

Schultz, Sarah Hunter

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hunter, Sarah

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

farmer

How wide is the quilt?

66 inches

How long is the quilt?

74 .25 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

7 x 7 inches

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Ocean Waves, Tents of Armageddon

Brackman # or other source & #:

3150

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

36 blocks containing 49 squares of half-square triangles

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain; Multiple Scrap

What color is the quilt?

Pink; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

3 inch wide border on two sides, and 7 inch wide border on other two sides.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

unbleached muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Describe the binding:

red calico

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:

Grid/crosshatch; Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonal parallel lines in pieced blocks, crosshatching in unpieced blocks and border.

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