QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1691

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1960

Alternate inventory control number:

1960a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

nephew

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, city:

Marion

Where the quilt was made, state:

Kentucky (KY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1920s--30s

Quilt top made by:

Carter, Adaline

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1895

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Crittenden Co.

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

KY

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1965--Marion, KY

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Secretary

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Carter, J. B.

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quilted by:

Carter, Adaline

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Carter, Adaline

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

74 inches

How long is the quilt?

83 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

10 x 10 inches

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Pansy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket stitch applique.

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:

Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Two color

What color is the quilt?

White; Green; Pink

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

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

Describe the borders:

3.5 inch wide plain white border.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

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:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilted around applique motifs, various s and c curve motifs in background and sashing, crosshatching in border.

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