QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1693

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1962

Alternate inventory control number:

1962a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, city:

Greenback

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:

1920

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

ca. 1920s

Quilt top made by:

Kittrell, Josie

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1880

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Greenback

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

TN

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1965--Maryville, TN

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Kittrell, William

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch Irish

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Kittrell, Josie

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

69 inches

How long is the quilt?

73 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

15 x 15 inches

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Double Wedding Ring

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Double Wedding Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

303

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Damaged.

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; Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

What color is the quilt?

White

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Wedding Ring type

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

pink

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:

10

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Curved parallel lines inside rings and flower in white 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

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

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee