QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1706

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1974

Alternate inventory control number:

1974a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

great granddaughter

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, county:

Claiborne

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

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

ca. 1890--1900

Quilt top made by:

Yoakum, Lucinda J.

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Lone Mountain

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

TN

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1910

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quilted by:

Yoakum, Lucinda J.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

70 inches

How long is the quilt?

75 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Trip Around the World

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Trip Around the World

Brackman # or other source & #:

2293

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

brown checked fabric from dress

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilted in the ditch by machine.

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