QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1675

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1941

Alternate inventory control number:

1941a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

great nephew

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, city:

Rockwood

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

early 1900s

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

1920s-30s

Quilt top made by:

Carter, Ethel

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1894

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Rockwood

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

TN

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1986--Rockwood, TN

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quilted by:

Carter, Ethel

How wide is the quilt?

70 inches

How long is the quilt?

74 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Lone Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Lone Star

Where did the maker get their materials?

Feed or flour sacks

Brackman # or other source & #:

4005

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap; Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

feedsacks with trademarks

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the quilt filling:

Unrecorded

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Allover horizontal parallel lines.

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