QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1690

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1959

Alternate inventory control number:

1959a

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?

65 inches

How long is the quilt?

74 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

12 x 12 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

House That Jack Built--LAC 265

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Triple Stripe

Where did the maker get their materials?

Feed or flour sacks

Brackman # or other source & #:

2778

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Overall condition:

Very good/almost new

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:

Printed Patchwork; Solid/plain; Multiple Scrap

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Buster Brown print in sashing

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection); Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks)

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

feedsacks

What color is the back of the quilt?

Black

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

Describe the quilting designs used:

Allover fan quilting.

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