QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1715

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1983

Alternate inventory control number:

1983a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Possibly made in Knox Co. or in Boston.

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:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1852

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

1852

Quilt top made by:

Brawley, Esther T.

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1852; Ester T. Brawley

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1852

Method used to make the inscription:

Stamped

How wide is the quilt?

76 inches

How long is the quilt?

92 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

25 x 25 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Whig's Defeat

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Grandmother's Engagement Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

25.29, 4074, 1086, 25.9

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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?

Red; Orange; Green; White

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

orange and pink fabrics

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:

Clamshell

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Stipple

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