QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1686

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1955

Alternate inventory control number:

1955a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, province:

Ontario

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1930s

Quilt top made by:

Ellerbeck, unknown

How wide is the quilt?

69 inches

How long is the quilt?

74 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

22 inches diameter

Owner's name for quilt:

Double 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:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Very good/almost new

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

White

Describe the edge:

unrecorded

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:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilted in patches, floral 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

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

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee