QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1990

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0604

Alternate inventory control number:

0604a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Descended through family

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lincoln

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Bets Ramsey

Quilt top made by:

Randolph, Martha Elizabeth Brooks

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Brooks, William

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Cumberland Presbyterian

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Quilts of Tennessee: Images of Domestic Life Prior to 1930 by Bets Ramsey and Merikay Waldvogel

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

80 1/2

How long is the quilt?

69

Size of quilt blocks:

8 1/2

Number of borders:

2/1

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Worsted Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Dresden Plate

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Foundation Piecing

Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishment materials used in quilt top:

Wool thread

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Insect damage; Open seams

Describe the damage:

Thread disintegration

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Red; Blue or Navy; Black; Gold; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Foundation pieced in crazy quilt style. Two border on two ends; single border on two opposing ends. Varying widths: 15"; 9"; 8 1/2"; 5".

Shape of edge:

Straight

Description of the back:

Assorted foundation material

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilts of Tennessee Exhibit (Touring exhibit showcasing selected quilts from Quilts of Tennessee research project.) American Museum of Science and Energy, Oak Ridge, TN (Nov - Dec 1986); Rose Center, Morristown, TN (Feb - Mar 1987); Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN (Apr – May 1987); Nathanial Greene Museum, Greeneville, TN (June 1987); Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN (July – Aug 1987); Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN (Oct – Nov 1987); Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, TN (Nov 1987 – Jan 1988); Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN (Jul – Aug 1988)

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

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