QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1698

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1968

Alternate inventory control number:

1968a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

son and grandson

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Quilt by a mother and daughter.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Oakvale

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

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

ca. 1930

Quilt top made by:

Boggess, Allie; Hanaker, Mary

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1861

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Oakvale

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

WV

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1944

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

Boggess, R.A.

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch Irish

How wide is the quilt?

75

How long is the quilt?

93 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

17 x 17 inches

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Dresden Plate variation

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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; Light or pastel colors

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Blue or Navy; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

3.75 inch wide border.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

white

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:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Center oval and radiating lines.

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