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Feathered Star with Pebble Quilting; Feathered Star

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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 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

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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: 03/29/24