QUILT INDEX RECORD
22-18-2015
Who documented this quilt?
Quilts of Tennessee
The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:
0156
Alternate inventory control number:
0156a
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Surveyed owner is the wife of the quilter's great-grandson.
Where the quilt was made, county:
Rhea
Where the quilt was made, state:
Tennessee (TN)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1850-1875
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c. 1850
Quilt top made by:
Roddy(e), Elizabeth Brabson Smith
Quiltmaker's birth date:
06/16/1822
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
01/26/1902
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Roddy(e), David M.
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Quilted by:
Roddy(e), Elizabeth Brabson Smith
How wide is the quilt?
82
How long is the quilt?
95
Size of quilt blocks:
13.5
Shape of corners:
Straight
Owner's name for quilt:
Feathered Star with Pebble Quilting
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Feathered Star
Brackman # or other source & #:
2253
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
21
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Overall condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Wear to edge or binding
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Overall color scheme:
Two color
What color is the quilt?
Pink; White; Brown
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Shape of edge:
Straight
Materials used to make the back:
Woven or homespun
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting; Stuffed work
Thread type used for the quilting:
Cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Width between quilting lines:
1/8; 1/4 & 1/2 -inch
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Stipple; Triple parallel lines
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavily stuffed pomegranate motif. The owner referred to the stippling as "Pebble Quilting".
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Quilts of Tennessee Exhibit (Touring exhibit showcasing selected quilts from Quilts of Tennessee research project.) American Museum of Science and Energy, Oak Ridge, TN (Nov - Dec 1986); Rose Center, Morristown, TN (Feb - Mar 1987); Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN (Apr – May 1987); Nathanial Greene Museum, Greeneville, TN (June 1987); Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN (July – Aug 1987); Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN (Oct – Nov 1987); Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, TN (Nov 1987 – Jan 1988); Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN (Jul – Aug 1988)
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
Details
Cite this Quilt
Roddy(e), Elizabeth Brabson Smit. Feathered Star with Pebble Quilting. 1850-1875. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-2015. Accessed: 07/27/24