QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1887

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee; Magevney House, Pink Palace Museum Collection

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1223

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Pink Palace Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Memphis

Quilt owner's state:

Tennessee (TN)

Alternate inventory control number:

1223b

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Surveyed individual is a representative of the museum where the quilt is housed

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Given to Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, Tennessee by Mrs. Estelle Robertson on 07/24/1956. She attributed to the quilt to "Grandmother Tickle."

Quilt's title:

Medallion Quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Memphis

Where the quilt was made, county:

Shelby

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1800-1849

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c. 1830

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Curator, Pink Palace Museum

How wide is the quilt?

53.25 inches

How long is the quilt?

56.75 inches

Number of borders:

2

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Medallion

Subject of the quilt:

Broderie Perse Medallion

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

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:

Broderie Perse applique

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Linen

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Premium type

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Blue or Navy; White

Describe the borders:

10 inches and 9.25 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Linen

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Engraved block prints - floral and fruit images

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Width between quilting lines:

.375 - inch

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Other

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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