QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1699

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1969

Alternate inventory control number:

1969a

Where the quilt was made, county:

Tazewell

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:

1936

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

ca. 1935

Quilt top made by:

Overton, Cornelia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Tazewell

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

TN

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

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

Overtson, Edward F.

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quilted by:

Overton, Cornelia; Overton, Kate ?

How wide is the quilt?

77 inches

How long is the quilt?

92 inches

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Brackman # or other source & #:

160k

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

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?

White

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the quilt filling:

hand carded

Describe the binding:

white

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

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

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee