QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1779

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee; East Tennessee Historical Society Collection

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

2112

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

East Tennessee Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Knoxville

Quilt owner's state:

Tennessee (TN)

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Acquired by the East Tennessee History Center in 2001.

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

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

c. 1880

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Merikay Waldvogel

How wide is the quilt?

64

How long is the quilt?

80

Size of quilt blocks:

12" sq.

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Straight

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Pine Burr; Mayflower

Brackman # or other source & #:

2991

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Bright or primary colors

What color is the quilt?

Red; Green; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Single border, 2-inches wide, on four sides.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

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:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Patches outlined/in the ditch

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

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

Other

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee