QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1695

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1965

Alternate inventory control number:

1965a

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Gift of a friend, made by a lady in Inskip.

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

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

1930s

How wide is the quilt?

69 inches

How long is the quilt?

82 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

organized into hexagonal blocks

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Tumbling Blocks

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Hexagonal Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

142e

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

printed cotton

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:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Allover outline 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

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

Received as a gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee