QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1689

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1958

Alternate inventory control number:

1958a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

daughter

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, city:

Pound

Where the quilt was made, state:

Virginia (VA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1930s

Quilt top made by:

Bolling, Nellie Mullins

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1894

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Eolia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

KY

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1978--Pound, VA

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

Bolling, Owen

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Mullins, Henry I.

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Mullins, Mattie

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quilted by:

Bolling, Nellie Mullins

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Mullins, Nellie

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

71 inches

How long is the quilt?

79 inches

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Trip Around the World

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Trip Around the World

Brackman # or other source & #:

2293

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Feedsack

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap; Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Yellow; Red

Describe the borders:

3.5 inch wide feedsacks dyed red.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

feedsacks dyed red

What color is the back of the quilt?

Red

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

black

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilted all over with vertical parallel lines.

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