QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1713

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1981

Alternate inventory control number:

1981a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

great granddaughter

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

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

ca. 1880-1890

Quilt top made by:

Falls, Great grandmother

Quiltmaker's occupation:

farm wife

How wide is the quilt?

72 inches

How long is the quilt?

74 inches

Number of borders:

2

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Goose in the Pond

Brackman # or other source & #:

2911

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16 whole pieced, 8 half pieced

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?

Green; Blue or Navy; White; Brown

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Inner Goose Chase pieced border and outer white border.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

pink calico

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:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Triple parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilted in pieced blocks, triple parallel lines in plain blocks.

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