QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1667

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1934

Alternate inventory control number:

1934a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

daughter & granddaughter

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Made by a mother and her daughter.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Berlin Springs

Where the quilt was made, county:

Marshall

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

ca. 1880

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

ca. 1880

Quilt top made by:

Allen, Mary Fredonia Jane Ewing; Liggett, Eugenia Ewing Allen

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Allen, Eugenia Ewing

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

77 inches

How long is the quilt?

87 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

4 x 4 inches

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Evening Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Evening Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

2138a

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

72

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Plaid

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Green; Red

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Describe the borders:

4.5 inch wide border of 3 strips of fabric.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the binding:

tan

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Hand sewn

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

black

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilted in pieced blocks, parallel lines in sashing and borders that become a square grid in the corners.

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