QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1700

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1970

Alternate inventory control number:

1970a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

granddaughter

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Quilted by her daughter and granddaughter.

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:

1946

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

1940s

Quilt top made by:

Pressnell, Cara

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Tazewell

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

TN

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

61 inches

How long is the quilt?

73 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

6 x 6 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Fan in Circle

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Grandmother's Fan variation, Dresden Plate variation

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

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

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

green

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Machine sewn

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:

Elbow/fan

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