QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1996

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0137

Alternate inventory control number:

0137a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Descent through family

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mendenhall

Where the quilt was made, state:

Mississippi (MS)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

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

c. 1900

Quilt top made by:

Williams, Frankie Tatum

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c. 1867

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c. 1927

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

Williams, James Pendleton

Quilted by:

Williams, Frankie Tatum

How wide is the quilt?

79.5

How long is the quilt?

80

Size of quilt blocks:

5

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Drunkard's Path

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Chain Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

1455

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

156

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Striped; Print; Geometric; Mourning Prints

Overall color scheme:

Two color; Dark colors

What color is the quilt?

Red; Gray

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Outer borders on four sides - widths vary between 5 and 6 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Description of the back:

Unspecified

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Black & White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Describe the quilting designs used:

Square elbow allover

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

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