QUILT INDEX RECORD
22-18-1061
Who documented this quilt?
Quilts of Tennessee
The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:
1263
Alternate inventory control number:
1263a
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
The surveyed owner is the granddaughter of the quilt maker.
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
This quilt has been handed down through the family in Rhea County, TN.
Where the quilt was made, city:
Spring City
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
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
c. 1865
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Merikay Waldvogel
Quilt top made by:
Caldwell, Victoria Darwin
Quiltmaker's birth date:
03/22/1839
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:
Rhea County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Tennessee
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
12/06/1919
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Caldwell, Johnathan Moore
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Presbyterian
Quilted by:
Caldwell, Victoria Darwin
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
"Quilts of Tennessee - Images of Domestic Life - Prior to 1930" by Bets Ramsey and Merikay Waldvogel -- pp. 61-63.
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Darwin
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
How wide is the quilt?
68.5 inches
How long is the quilt?
87 inches
Size of quilt blocks:
14.5 x 13.25 inches
Shape of corners:
Rounded
This is a:
Finished quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Feathered Star var.
Where did the maker get their materials?
Unknown
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Traditional pattern variation
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Unknown
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
This is one of several stuffed quilts found in the Tennessee survey from this particular area.
Brackman # or other source & #:
2244b
Subject of the quilt:
Stuffed quilt
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
15
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Overall condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading; Stains
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor; Bright or primary colors
What color is the quilt?
Red; Blue or Navy; White
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Describe the edge:
Knotted fringe whip-stitched to binding
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Describe the binding:
Knotted fringe attached -- after binding was applied -- on three sides
How is the binding made?
Fringe
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting; Stuffed work
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Width between quilting lines:
.375 and .1875 inch
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Stipple
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Stipple
Describe the quilting designs used:
Vase with flowers in alternate blocks is stuffed.
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
Caldwell, Victoria Darwi. Feathered Star var.. 1850-1875. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1061. Accessed: 11/06/24