QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1694

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1964

Alternate inventory control number:

1964a

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Where the quilt was made, county:

Knox

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:

1925

Quilt top made by:

Hassell, Grace

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1917

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Knox Co.

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

TN

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quilted by:

Hassell, Grace

How wide is the quilt?

83 inches

How long is the quilt?

86 inches

Shape of corners:

Sawtooth

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Round the World

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

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:

Very good/almost new

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

Sawtooth

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Describe the binding:

brown

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:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline stitched all over forming a diagonal grid.

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker

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?

Made the quilt

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee