QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1840

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee; Clarksville-Montgomery County Historical Museum Collection

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0784

Alternate inventory control number:

0784a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

This quilt is owned by a museum.

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The quilt was donated to the Clarksville-Montgomery County Historical Museum in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Haefer sisters lived in Germany. According to the survey, the quilt was made while they lived in Germany. The survey does not specify how the quilt ended up at the museum.

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1840

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

c. 1890

Quilt top made by:

Haefer, Ellen; Haefer, Lizzie

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

How wide is the quilt?

44 inches

How long is the quilt?

69.25 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

8 x 8 inches

Number of borders:

One on three sides

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Pineapple

Brackman # or other source & #:

2635

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

32

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced with black thread

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Survey states the top is wool. The fabric appears to be printed.

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

What color is the quilt?

Black; Red

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Pieced chevrons with pinwheel blocks at two corners. 5.5 inches wide on two sides; 5.75 inches wide on one side. Fringe is 1.75 inches wide.

Description of the back:

floral

What color is the back of the quilt?

Red

How is the binding made?

Fringe

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

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?

Received as a gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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