QUILT INDEX RECORD
22-18-1664
Who documented this quilt?
Quilts of Tennessee
The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:
1931
Alternate inventory control number:
1931a
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
great grandson
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Family believes she made a quilt like this for each of her 6 children.
Where the quilt was made, city:
Dyersburg
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:
1902
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
ca. 1902
Quilt top made by:
Ledsinger, Mary Louisa Ferguson
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1846
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1933
Type of inscription:
Multiple Names
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Morgan; Will; Tom
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Ferguson, Mary Louisa
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
How wide is the quilt?
76 inches
How long is the quilt?
78 inches
Size of quilt blocks:
18 x 18 inches
Number of borders:
1
Shape of corners:
Straight
This is a:
Finished quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Crazy quilt
Subject of the quilt:
Political
Describe the quilt's layout:
Crazy
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Embellishment techniques:
Other embellishment technique; Embroidery
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Contains ribbon with portrait and inscription "Our Bob" referring to Bob Taylor, governor of TN. Could be a memorial ribbon.
Embellishments used:
Lots of embroidery stitches along seam lines.
Overall condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric
Describe the damage:
Some silks have slight damage.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Silk
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Velvet; Satin
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Multiple Scrap; Solid/plain
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
What color is the quilt?
Red
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Describe the borders:
3.5 inch wide maroon velvet border.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Fine maroon cotton.
What color is the back of the quilt?
Maroon
Describe the binding:
No binding--possibly edges turned in?
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
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
Ledsinger, Mary Louisa Ferguso. Crazy quilt. 1901-1929. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1664. Accessed: 03/28/24