
QUILT INDEX RECORD
22-18-277
Who documented this quilt?
Quilts of Tennessee
The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:
0461
Alternate inventory control number:
0461a
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Quiltmaker known in her community as "Big Edna". Her husband died in the Civil War. She was a midwife and did her own farming, raising her children alone.
Where the quilt was made, county:
Johnson
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. 1875
Quilt top made by:
Stanton, Edna Cable
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1828
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1890
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Garrett, William
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Midwife; farmer
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Cable, Koonrad
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Cable, Mary
Quilted by:
Stanton, Edna Cable
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
How wide is the quilt?
65
How long is the quilt?
78.25
Size of quilt blocks:
16 x 16
Number of borders:
Varies
Shape of corners:
Rounded
Owner's name for quilt:
Star Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Harvest Sun; Prairie Star
Brackman # or other source & #:
3773
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
9
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Overall condition:
Poor/very worn
Damage:
Discoloration or dyes ran; Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Tears or holes; Other
Describe the damage:
Crocking and surface abrasion
Describe the repairs:
One side has been mended with a striped fabric running the entire length of one side.
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Fragile; rodent damage
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Multiple Scrap
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
What color is the quilt?
Green; Gold; Brown
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)
Describe the borders:
Border on two sides (possibly three, originally) is the same as the sashing with three strips and pieced cornerposts.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton; Linen
Description of the back:
Handwoven
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:
6
Width between quilting lines:
1
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Triple parallel lines
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
Details
Cite this Quilt
Stanton, Edna Cabl. Star Quilt. 1876-1900. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-277. Accessed: 02/11/25