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QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1678

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1945

Alternate inventory control number:

1945a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

great granddaughter

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, county:

Monroe

Where the quilt was made, state:

Kentucky (KY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

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

ca. 1880

Quilt top made by:

Arterberry, "Cat"

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1930 or 31?

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quilted by:

Atterberry, "Cat"

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

70 inches

How long is the quilt?

95 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

18 x 19 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Crown of Thorns variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

1077 variation

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12 whole

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:

Solid/plain

What color is the quilt?

Red; Yellow; Green; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

green

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cottpm

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Feathered wreaths in white areas, clamshell quilting in border, parallel lines in background.

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

Cite this Quilt

Arterberry, "Cat. Crown of Thorns variation. 1876-1900. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1678. Accessed: 03/29/24