QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1494

Alternate inventory control number:

1494a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The surveyed owner is unsure if this quilt was made in Kansas or if the quilt was moved to Kansa and back to Tennessee with the family.

Quilt's title:

Cross Roads variation

Where the quilt was made, county:

Anderson

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. 1885

Who estimated the quilt's date?

B Ramsey

Quilt top made by:

Johnson, Eliza Hensley

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02/15/1824

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Tennessee

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

12/09/1909

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Johnson, John A.

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farmer; Housewife

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Salem Baptist

Quilted by:

Johnson, Eliza Hensley

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hensley

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

How wide is the quilt?

63 inches

How long is the quilt?

78 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Cross Roads to Bachelor's Hall

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Brackman # or other source & #:

2946

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

Describe the damage:

Single small hole

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

What color is the quilt?

White; Blue or Navy; Orange; Brown

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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:

8

Width between quilting lines:

.25 inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Triple row crosshatch

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