QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1701

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1971

Alternate inventory control number:

1971a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

husband

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, city:

Knoxville

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:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1938

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

1938

Quilt top made by:

Norris, Margaret

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1917

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Johnson City

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

TN

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1977

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

Norris, Avery

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Bookkeeper

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Type of inscription:

Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1938

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

64 inches

How long is the quilt?

77 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Embroidered Animals

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Embroidered quilt

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

What color is the quilt?

White

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

printed fabric

Describe the binding:

pink

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Embroidered flowers, baskets, zoo animals, butterfly, rooster, etc.

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:

6

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

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

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee