QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-2008

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0148

Alternate inventory control number:

0148a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Descent through daughters in family

Where the quilt was made, county:

Greene

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1865

Quilt top made by:

Fowler, Annah Eliza Snapp

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1842

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1916

How wide is the quilt?

83.5

How long is the quilt?

85

Size of quilt blocks:

34

Number of borders:

1

Owner's name for quilt:

Coxcomb & Currants

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

4

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Linen

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

What color is the quilt?

Red; Green; Gold; Brown

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

8" outer border on 4 sides

Shape of edge:

Straight

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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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