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