QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-969

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1166

Alternate inventory control number:

1166a

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt maker made this for her granddaughter at her birth.

Quilt's title:

Pride of the Prairie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Puryear

Where the quilt was made, county:

Henry

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1937

Quilt top made by:

McSwain, Sarah L. Henderson

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02/27/1864

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Buchanan

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Tennessee

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

08/15/1943

Quilted by:

McSwain, Sarah L. Henderson

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Henderson

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Number of borders:

1

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Pinwheel

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Brackman # or other source & #:

1489

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the borders:

Plain; on four sides

Shape of edge:

Straight

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?

Received as a gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee