QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1705

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1973

Alternate inventory control number:

1973a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

daughter-in-law

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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:

McMahan, Gennetta

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1870

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1936--Knoxville, TN

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

How wide is the quilt?

70.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

93.5 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

30 x 30 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rainbow Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

3778

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

6

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:

Print; Solid/plain

What color is the quilt?

Red; Blue or Navy; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

4.5 inch border of 3 red and white strips on two sides.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

red

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:

12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilted in diamond patches, feathered circle in white areas with parallel lines used as filler, parallel lines in border.

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

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee