QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1683

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1953

Alternate inventory control number:

1953a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

daughter

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilted about 1975 by unknown quilter.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Dayton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930s

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

1930s

Further information concerning dates:

quilted ca. 1975

Quilt top made by:

Knight, Hazel Tallent

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1902

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Dayton

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

TN

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

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

Knight, Carlos T.

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Tallent, Noah

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Tallent, Maggie

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Tallent, Hazel

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

69 inches

How long is the quilt?

77 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

16 inch diameter

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

Owner's name for quilt:

Wedding Ring

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Double Wedding Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

303

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

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:

Multiple Scrap; Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

White

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

white

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilted in patches, crosshatching 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 top

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

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee