QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1687

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1956

Alternate inventory control number:

1956a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

granddaughter

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Maker was 13 years old when she made this quilt.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Livingston

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1902

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

1902

Quilt top made by:

Miller, Zona Mae Webb

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1889

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Overton Co.

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

TN

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1976--Cumberland Co., TN

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

Miller, Walter

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Webb, Thomas

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Webb, Mary

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quilted by:

Miller, Zona Mae Webb

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Webb, Zona Mae

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

68 inches

How long is the quilt?

75 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

15 x 15 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Pot of Flowers applique

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

10 applique

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side; Alternating with plain squares

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

red and black print

How is the binding made?

Straight 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:

Triple parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Tripple diagonal lines through applique blocks, floral design in plain blocks with crosshatched 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