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QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-277

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0461

Alternate inventory control number:

0461a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quiltmaker known in her community as "Big Edna". Her husband died in the Civil War. She was a midwife and did her own farming, raising her children alone.

Where the quilt was made, county:

Johnson

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. 1875

Quilt top made by:

Stanton, Edna Cable

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1828

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1890

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Midwife; farmer

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Cable, Koonrad

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Cable, Mary

Quilted by:

Stanton, Edna Cable

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

65

How long is the quilt?

78.25

Size of quilt blocks:

16 x 16

Number of borders:

Varies

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Owner's name for quilt:

Star Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Harvest Sun; Prairie Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

3773

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Tears or holes; Other

Describe the damage:

Crocking and surface abrasion

Describe the repairs:

One side has been mended with a striped fabric running the entire length of one side.

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Fragile; rodent damage

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Green; Gold; Brown

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the borders:

Border on two sides (possibly three, originally) is the same as the sashing with three strips and pieced cornerposts.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton; Linen

Description of the back:

Handwoven

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Triple 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

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

Stanton, Edna Cabl. Star Quilt. 1876-1900. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-277. Accessed: 03/28/24