QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1680

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1948

Alternate inventory control number:

1948a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

granddaughter

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Owner purchased quilt at grandfathers estate sale.

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

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

ca. 1880

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Gillenwarter, M. J. ?

How wide is the quilt?

64 inches

How long is the quilt?

75 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

12 x 12 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Pine Tree

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Pine Tree

Brackman # or other source & #:

825

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

What color is the quilt?

Red; Green; Black; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection); Separated by diagonal sashing

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white and black

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan; Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Fans in pieced blocks, parallel lines in sashing.

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

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee