QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1711

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1979

Alternate inventory control number:

1979a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

great granddaughter

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:

1901-1929

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

ca. 1910

Quilt top made by:

Ketcher, Niche Canter

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1870s

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Knox Co.

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

TN

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1916

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Ketcher, F. E.

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Canter, Niche

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

70 inches

How long is the quilt?

77.5 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

9 x 9 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Hole in the Barn Door

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Churn Dash, Shoo Fly

Brackman # or other source & #:

1646a

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

28 pieced

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Wear to edge or binding

Describe the damage:

Damaged, singificant batting loss.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the borders:

2.25 inch wide red border.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

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:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1 inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilted all over with diagonal parallel lines.

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

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee