QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1704

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1972

Alternate inventory control number:

1972a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Made before quilter's marriage.

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

Quilter's mother also helped with this quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Johnson City

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1920s--30s

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

1920s

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--Knoxville, TN

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

Norris, Avery

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Bookkeeper

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

61 inches

How long is the quilt?

71 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

6 x 6 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Wild Geese

Brackman # or other source & #:

1692b

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

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

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

White background has tiny blue dot

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Shape of edge:

Straight

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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:

7

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans

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