QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

CH53

Alternate inventory control number:

0053a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

According to the surveyed owner, the quiltmaker was born in New York and moved to Illinois (?) after her marriage. Her husband and children died tragically, and the quiltmaker moved to Chattanooga to live with her sister and brother-in-law. Dates of these moves are not noted. This quilt could have been made in any of the states listed in this narrative.(Surveyed owner is the great grand-niece of the quiltmaker.)

Where the quilt was made, city:

Chattanooga

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. 1875

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Merikay Waldvogel

Quilt top made by:

Seacord, Martha

Quilted by:

Seacord, Martha

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

Family diaries exist. This quilt was pictured in Quilts 88 calendar published by Main Street Press, New Jersey.

How wide is the quilt?

100

How long is the quilt?

102

Size of quilt blocks:

varied

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Lone Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

1005

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

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:

Excellent/like new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Appears to have been washed once, but looks unused.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

What color is the quilt?

Red; Pink; Green; Blue or Navy; Gold; White

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by floated or random sashing (size of sashing pieces varies visually in length and/or width)

Describe the quilt setting:

Central lone star surround by 8 eight-pointed star blocks in two sizes

Describe the borders:

Border on four sides is an applique swag with tassels.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

a very fine weave

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Width between quilting lines:

1/2 inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Survey notes "various designs" but is not specific. Border is quilted in diagonal rows.

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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