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
Cite this Quilt
McMahan, Gennett. Rainbow Star. 1930-1949. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1705. Accessed: 04/18/24