
QUILT INDEX RECORD
22-18-279
Who documented this quilt?
Quilts of Tennessee
The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:
0462
Alternate inventory control number:
0462a
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Edna Stanton was a midwife and farmer, widowed when her husband died in the Civil War. Anna Stout did the quilting in 1953. She died in 1984 at the age of 96.
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
When was the quilt started?
c. 1885
When was the quilt finished?
1953
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:
Farmer; midwife
Quilted by:
Stout, Anna
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
How wide is the quilt?
58
How long is the quilt?
74
Size of quilt blocks:
14.5" x 31"
Shape of corners:
Straight
Owner's name for quilt:
Shooting Star
Describe the quilt's layout:
Other
Number of quilt blocks:
8 full/4 half
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:
Survey indicates the stars are pieced and the stems are applique.
Overall condition:
Poor/very worn
Damage:
Discoloration or dyes ran; Stains
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
What color is the quilt?
Yellow; White; Brown
Antique colors:
Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Shape of edge:
Straight
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Yellow
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo; Single 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
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. Shooting Star. 1953. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-279. Accessed: 02/11/25