QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1668

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0107

Alternate inventory control number:

0107a

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Handed down generations of family via females (i.e. daughters and daughters-in-law).

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sevierville

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. 1930

Quilt top made by:

Green, Kalley

Quilted by:

Green, Kalley

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

68

How long is the quilt?

83

Size of quilt blocks:

11

Sashing width:

N/A

Number of borders:

N/A

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Describe the corners:

Follows curve of pattern

Owner's name for quilt:

Chinese Plate

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

40

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Two shades of yellow used in background. Binding: Sateen - straight grain.

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Feedsack

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Yellow; Red

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Describe the edge:

Follows the curve of the pattern

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

White feed sacks

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

On pieces between the plates: straight lines from points converging to center.

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