QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1155

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1357

Alternate inventory control number:

1357a

How was this quilt acquired?

Unknown

Quilt's title:

Grape Basket

Where the quilt was made, county:

Greene

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. 1880

Who estimated the quilt's date?

B Ramsey

How wide is the quilt?

58 inches

How long is the quilt?

84.5 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

8.5 x 8.5 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Basket of Chips; May Basket

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Brackman # or other source & #:

712

Subject of the quilt:

Basket

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Beige or Tan; White; Brown

Antique colors:

Double Pink

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

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

1 inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square; Double 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

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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