QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1692

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1961

Alternate inventory control number:

1961a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

grandson

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

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

1934

Further information concerning dates:

Ruby McKim pattern

Quilt top made by:

Carter, Mrs. J. B.

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1865

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1932

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

Carter, J. B.

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Boston, Nohe

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quilted by:

Carter, Mrs. J. B.; Carter, Adaline

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Boston,

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

70 inches

How long is the quilt?

77 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

6 x 7.5 inches

Number of borders:

2

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

State Flowers

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

State Flowers

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Ruby McKim

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

48

Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Flowers created with multicolor embroidery.

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

What color is the quilt?

Green; White

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 only sashing (no sashing along outer edge of outer blocks)

Describe the borders:

Darker inner border and lighter outer border totally 5 inches wide.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green

Describe the binding:

green

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:

12

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Vines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Three parallel lines form frame around flowers, leafy vine quilted in sashing and rosette in corner blocks.

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 top

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

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee