QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1708

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1976

Alternate inventory control number:

1976a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

granddaughter

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Family came from Hendersonville, N.C. to Knox Co. in 1871.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Heishell

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:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

ca. 1880

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

ca. 1880

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

64 inches

How long is the quilt?

83 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

24 x 24 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Rocky Mountain Road variation

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

New York Beauty variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

1083

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:

Solid/plain

What color is the quilt?

Green; Orange; Red; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

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?

Straight 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:

Single parallel lines; Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Curved parallel lines in arcs, diagonal parallel lines in applique strips, rosette and feathers in white areas with a crosshatched background.

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

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee