QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-474

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee; Old Jail Museum Collection

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0672

Alternate inventory control number:

0672a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Representative of the "Old Jail Museum".

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Donated to the "Old Jail Museum" by Mrs. Ferdinand Kuehn (nee: Maggie Mae Kinningham).

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

Donor attributes the quilt to a great aunt whose name is not mentioned in the survey.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Winchester

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. 1890

How wide is the quilt?

68.5

How long is the quilt?

92

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Crossroads

Brackman # or other source & #:

2946

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Surface wear

Repairs:

Rebound

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

What color is the quilt?

Red; Green; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side; Separated by plain sashing

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

irregular weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Green, tan and white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Parallel lines following the units.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

The Old Jail Museum, Winchester, TN.

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

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

Other

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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