QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1918

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee; McMinn County Living Heritage Museum Collection

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1987.019.001

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

McMinn County Living Heritage Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Athens

Quilt owner's state:

Tennessee (TN)

Alternate inventory control number:

1987.019.001

Description of quilt:

Civil war era Whigs Defeat quilt which was given to the Museum by Gay B. McNemer with the history of having been done on a Georgia plantation.

Essay:

Teh Whig's Defeat was probably made as a best quilt in about 1840 of red green and white materials by Charlotte LeSure Gaulden on the Okapilco Plantation in Brooks County Georgia. The quilt is large 100 by 100 and made of 16 blocks with a decorative quilting pattern.

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

A gift to the Museum by Gay B. McNemer, with the associated history. The quilt maker was the great great grandmother of Gay McNemer on her mothers side

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Charles Screven Gaulden moved to Brooks County in 1859 and established a large plantation there. His daughter was Charlotte Gaulden who made the quilt for her large four poster bed. Her brother, Thomas, joined the Confederate army not long after the quilt was completed and became wounded during a battle in Virginia, then died.

Quilt's title:

Whigs Defeat

Where the quilt was made, county:

Brooks County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1840

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

1850

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Bets Ramsey

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Brooks County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

georgia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Charles Screven Gaulden

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

French Hugenot

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

oral history with the quilt from last owner and grand daughter

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Gaulden

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's state:

Georgia (GA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Savannah, georgia

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

French Hugenot

How wide is the quilt?

99

How long is the quilt?

100

Size of quilt blocks:

22 by 23

Sashing width:

irregular

Medallion size:

22 by 23

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Whig's Defeat

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

democrat

Brackman # or other source & #:

4074

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Foundation Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks)

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

27.5 except one of 15.25

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

cotton

Describe the binding:

cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Straight grain

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

.25 inch

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

hour glass shaped blocks

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

cream , green

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Width between quilting lines:

.25 to ..40

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Pattern resembles a four leaf clover

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Tennessee State Library and Archives

When was the form filled out?

1987

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

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

Received as a gift

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Home decoration

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Mcminn County Living Heritage Museum

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