QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-491

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0686

Alternate inventory control number:

0686a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Surveyed owner is the granddaughter of the quilt maker.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Winchester

Where the quilt was made, county:

Franklin

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1915

Quilt top made by:

Moore, Nannie Angeline (Vanzant)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

05/03/1855

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

01/26/16

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Vanzant, Joel

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Vanzant, Sarah "Sallie"

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quilted by:

Moore, Nannie Angeline (Vanzant)

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

70

How long is the quilt?

83.5

Size of quilt blocks:

9" x 9"

Number of borders:

2

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Owner's name for quilt:

Tulip Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Grandma's Tulip

Brackman # or other source & #:

3503

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Blue resist

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Red; Orange; Blue or Navy; Beige or Tan; Cream

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Two borders on four sides. Widths: 5.25"; 3"; 3.75"; 5.25".

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Coarse cotton

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Width between quilting lines:

1/2"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

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; Presentation or award; Raffle or contest prize; Purchased the quilt; Other

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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