QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-279

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0462

Alternate inventory control number:

0462a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Edna Stanton was a midwife and farmer, widowed when her husband died in the Civil War. Anna Stout did the quilting in 1953. She died in 1984 at the age of 96.

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

When was the quilt started?

c. 1885

When was the quilt finished?

1953

Quilt top made by:

Stanton, Edna Cable

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1828

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1890

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farmer; midwife

Quilted by:

Stout, Anna

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

58

How long is the quilt?

74

Size of quilt blocks:

14.5" x 31"

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Shooting Star

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Number of quilt blocks:

8 full/4 half

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Survey indicates the stars are pieced and the stems are applique.

Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Stains

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; White; Brown

Antique colors:

Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

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:

4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Single 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

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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