QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1674

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1940

Alternate inventory control number:

1940a

Where the quilt was made, city:

Tazewell ?

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

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

ca. 1885

Method used to make the inscription:

Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Menu on ribbon on top--Gayoso Hotel

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe where the inscription was found:

Mill trademark: Pawtucket, RI

How wide is the quilt?

57 inches

How long is the quilt?

58 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Crazy quilt

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery; Painting

Embellishments used:

Ribbons

Embellishment materials used in quilt top:

Other attachments

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Satin; Velvet

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

handwoven fabric

Describe the quilt filling:

not recorded

Describe the binding:

not recorded

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee