QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-2009

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0149

Alternate inventory control number:

0149a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Daughter of quiltmaker

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited by daughter

Where the quilt was made, city:

Commerce

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1915

Quilt top made by:

Wood, Matilda Owens

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1888

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1968

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Wood, James W.

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Emp. by Atlas Paper Box Co.

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Owens, Frank

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Owens, Mary

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

AME

Quilted by:

Wood, Matilda Owens

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

African American

How wide is the quilt?

72

How long is the quilt?

79

Size of quilt blocks:

12

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Basket

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Cherry Basket; Fruit Basket

Brackman # or other source & #:

668

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

What color is the quilt?

Black; Pink; Red; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Single plain outer border on two sides

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Hand dyed muslin

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Boss Ball cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1.25

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

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

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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