QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1707

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1975

Alternate inventory control number:

1975a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

daughter

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:

1928-30

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

ca. 1930s

Quilt top made by:

Currier, Eva Yoakum

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1889

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:

1975--Knoxville, TN

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Yoakum, Burnside

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Yoakum, Molly

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quilted by:

Currier, Eva Yoakum

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Yoakum, Eva

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

72 inches

How long is the quilt?

78 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

8 x 8 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Ohio Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Star Puzzle

Brackman # or other source & #:

2145 or 2146

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap; Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks)

Describe the borders:

1.5 inch sashing and border.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

print

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:

5

Width between quilting lines:

1.5 inches

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonal parallel lines over all the quilt.

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