QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1696

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1966

Alternate inventory control number:

1966a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

granddaughter

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, county:

Hardeman

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1920s--30s

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

ca. 1930s

Quilt top made by:

Griffin, Vesta Doyle

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Hardeman Co.

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

TN

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1966--Hardeman Co., TN

Quiltmaker's occupation:

farm wife

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quilted by:

Goddard, Lura

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Doyle, Vesta

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

farmer

How wide is the quilt?

64 inches

How long is the quilt?

83 inches

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Bethlehem Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Broken Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

4007.5

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

White

Describe the borders:

9.5 inch border on two sides composed of 4 strips of fabric.

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?

Back turned to front

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white and blue

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilting in patches that extend into white background to form a diamond grid. Parallel lines 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

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