
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
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
McSwain, William Adney
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
Cite this Quilt
McSwain, Sarah L. Henderso. Pride of the Prairie. 1930-1949. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-969. Accessed: 02/14/25
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