QUILT INDEX RECORD
22-18-1657
Who documented this quilt?
Quilts of Tennessee
The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:
1920B
Alternate inventory control number:
1920Ba
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
great great grandson
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Where the quilt was made, city:
Duke
Where the quilt was made, state:
Alabama (AL)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1876-1900
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
ca. 1870s
Quilt top made by:
Palmer, Martha
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1888--Duke, AL
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Baptist
Quilted by:
Palmer, Martha
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
farmer
How wide is the quilt?
74.75 inches
How long is the quilt?
94.5 inches
Size of quilt blocks:
12.25 diameter
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Pinwheel
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Spinning Ball, Windblown Daisy
Brackman # or other source & #:
3392
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
16 pieced
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Overall condition:
Very good/almost new
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Documentation says fabric is blue, fabric in image looks red--but image probably shifted from blue.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Print
Overall color scheme:
One color/monochromatic
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; White
Describe the quilt setting:
Can't tell from images if blocks are appliqued on background on set in blocks.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
loosely woven cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Describe the binding:
Blue
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other; Echo
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering; Wreaths
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Echo quilting inside curved block, feathered circles in background and small coin-size circles as filler.
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
Cite this Quilt
Palmer, Marth. Pinwheel. 1876-1900. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1657. Accessed: 04/20/24