QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1881

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0115

Alternate inventory control number:

0115a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited by quiltmaker's son.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sevierville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sevier

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1917

Quilt top made by:

Hurst, Nan

Quiltmaker's birth date:

09/05/1886

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

12/25/1975

Quiltmaker's father's name:

McMahan, Simon

Quilted by:

Hurst, Nan

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

61

How long is the quilt?

79

Size of quilt blocks:

6.5

Number of borders:

N/A

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Four Point Star String Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rocky Road to Kansas

Brackman # or other source & #:

2979

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

108

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Strip/string Piecing; Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Pink; Red

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Muslin

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:

4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch; Single 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