QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1665

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1932

Alternate inventory control number:

1932a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

great granddaughter

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, state:

Kentucky (KY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

ca. 1895

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

ca. 1880

Further information concerning dates:

made for wedding of maker's daughter.

Quilt top made by:

Bailey, Great grandmother

How wide is the quilt?

66 inches

How long is the quilt?

72.5 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

13 x 13 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Tree of Paradise

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Tree of Life

Brackman # or other source & #:

824

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12 whole, 4 half

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

What color is the quilt?

White; Green

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

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:

white

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Machine sewn

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilted in the ditch around pieces and crosshatched in background.

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