QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1673

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1939

Alternate inventory control number:

1939a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

great great granddaughter

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

When owner was 7 years old, she retrieved it from her mother who was discarding it.

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

Family/owner's date for quilt:

early 1800s

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

pre 1850

Quilt top made by:

Ewing, Teresa Fonvill

Quilted by:

Ewing, Theresa Fonvill

How wide is the quilt?

77 inches

How long is the quilt?

94 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

Large stars are 34 inches in diameter.

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Star & Turkey Tracks

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

What color is the quilt?

Pink; White

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Blocks nested into other blocks.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

pink calico

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:

8

Width between quilting lines:

.25

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Stars are quilted with straight lines radiating out from center following sea m lines. Background is quilted with parallel lines .25 inches apart.

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