6/23/22, 6:39 PM The Quilt Index QUILTS STORIES ARTISTS COLLECTIONS RESOURCES EPHEMERA ABOUT SEARCH DONATE Rose of Sharon -detail- COMPARE QUILT INDEX RECORD 22-18-1813 Who documented this quilt? Quilts of Tennessee CONTRIBUTING INSTITUTIONAL INVENTORY CONTROL NUMBERS: Enter the number given the quilt by the state or county project where the quilt was documented. CH 59 ALTERNATIVE INVENTORY CONTROL NUMBER: Enter the number given the quilt by the museum or historical society. 0059b OTHER INFORMATION ON SOURCE PERSON TO QUILT: If you chose other, please describe how the quilt maker participated in the design. Found in a chest by a relative ( by marriage). HOW WAS QUILT ACQUIRED BY OWNER: Choose the best description for how the owner acquired the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Skip the question if you don't know how the owner acquired the quilt. Unknown OCCASION, DATE, PERSON INHERITED FROM, ETC: If the quilt was inherited, enter any information you know about the inheritance. Skip the question if the quilt was not passed on through a family. The quilt was found in a chest which had belonged to E. B. Etter, Sr. who died in 1927. His first wife's maiden name was Billingsley. ANY ADDITIONAL STORIES OR NOTES ABOUT THE QUILT'S OWNERSHIP OR HISTORY: Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field. Surveyed owner is not certain who the quiltmaker was. It is possible it came from the Billingsley family of Warren Co. Tennessee. STATE: Enter the name of the state where the quilt was made. Skip the question if you don't know where the quilt was made. Tennessee (TN) COUNTRY: Enter the name of the country where the quilt was made. Skip the question if you don't know where the quilt was made. https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1813 1/6 6/23/22, 6:39 PM The Quilt Index United States QUILTS STORIES ARTISTS COLLECTIONS Rose of Sharon -detail- RESOURCES EPHEMERA ABOUT SEARCH DONATE TIME PERIOD: Choose the time frame that best describes when the quilt was made. The date does not have to appear on the quilt to enter it in this field. This can be yourCOMPARE best guess based on family stories or your own knowledge of quilts. 1850-1875 OTHER EXTERNAL OR PROFESSIONAL DATE ESTIMATION: If the date was estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser, enter that date (as mm-dd-yyyy or c.yyyy, e.g. c.1965). c. 1850 OTHER DATE ESTIMATION BY WHOM: Enter the name and/or title of the person who estimated the quilt's date for field 23d. Bets Ramsey QUILT TOP MADE BY: Enter the name of the person(s) who made the quilt top. Names must be listed last name first, followed by first name and middle name or initials; last name should be followed by a comma and space. Etter, Elizabeth Jane Prater BIRTH DATE: Enter the birth date of the quilt maker (as mm-dd-yyyy or c.yyyy, e.g. c.1965). 1877 DEATH DATE, IF APPLICABLE: Enter the date of death of the quilt maker (if applicable, as mm-dd-yyyy or c.yyyy, e.g. c.1965). 1927 QUILTED BY: Enter the name of the person(s) who quilted the top. Names must be listed last name first, followed by first name and middle name or initials; last name should be followed by a comma and space. Etter, Elizabeth Jane TYPE(S) OF INSCRIPTION: Choose all the options that are found on the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Initials CONTENTS OF INSCRIPTION(S): Enter the exact inscription here, including dates in the same form in which they appear on the quilt. Do not correct any spellings. If you are unsure of a letter or name, place a (?) to indicate uncertainty. VME OTHER METHOD OF INSCRIPTION: If you chose Other, please describe the method used to inscribe the quilt. Laundry mark https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1813 2/6 6/23/22, 6:39 PM The Quilt Index QUILTS STORIES ARTISTS OTHER RELATED ITEMS SUCH AS IMAGE, Use this SEARCH box to list other materials your institution has about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc. ORALRESOURCES HISTORY, OR EPHEMERA: COLLECTIONS EPHEMERA ABOUT Rose of Sharon -detail- DONATE Additional family history is available. COMPARE OVERALL WIDTH: Enter, in inches, how wide the quilt is. 82 OVERALL LENGTH: Enter, in inches, how long the quilt is. 100 SIZE OF BLOCKS (L X W): This field only applies to quilts with a block format. Enter the length and width (in inches) of the size of the quilt block. If the size of the block is not consistent, then enter the average size. 15 x 15 NUMBER OF BORDERS: Borders are the strips of fabric that are added after the blocks (and sashings) are put together. They appear on the outside edges of the quilt. Quilts often have multiple borders. Enter the number of borders on the quilt. 1 SHAPE OF CORNERS: Choose the best description for the corners of the quilt. Straight OWNER'S NAME FOR QUILT'S PATTERN: Enter the name given to the quilt by the owner. This can be the name the family used to refer to the quilt as it passed through different generations, e.g. "Aunt Susie's quilt" or a pattern name that the owner used. Rose of Sharon -detail- LAYOUT FORMAT: Choose the best description for the layout (or set) of the quilt. Block pattern NUMBER OF QUILT BLOCKS: This field only applies to quilts with a block format. Some blocks are harder to count than others (e.g. Storms at Sea, Double Wedding Ring). If needed, describe how the blocks were counted or if there are half blocks/corner blocks 15 CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES USED IN QUILT TOP: PIECING TECHNIQUES: Choose the piecing method used to make the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Skip the question if no piecing appears on the quilt. Hand Piecing https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1813 3/6 6/23/22, 6:39 PM The Quilt Index QUILTS STORIES ARTISTS CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES IN COLLECTIONS RESOURCES EPHEMERA ABOUTUSED SEARCH Rose of Sharon -detail- DONATE QUILT TOP: APPLIQUE TECHNIQUES: Choose the applique method used to construct the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Skip the question if no applique appears on the quilt. Hand Applique COMPARE UNIQUE OR OTHER CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES: Enter any unusual technique that hasn't been described in a previous field. Machine-made fringe was probably added later. The rose is pieced, then appliquedds. OVERALL CONDITION: Choose the best description for the quilt being documented. Good/moderate use DAMAGE TO QUILT: Use this field to describe specific damage to the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Other OTHER DAMAGE TO QUILT: If you chose Other, please describe the damage. General wear and deterioration FABRIC FIBER TYPES USED IN QUILT TOP: Choose all the types of fiber that are used to make the quilt top. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Cotton FABRIC PATTERNS, STYLES, MOTIFS, OR PRINT CATEGORIES USED IN QUILT TOP: Choose all the types of prints that are used to make the quilt top. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Solid/plain; Print PREDOMINANT COLOR(S): CHECK ALL THAT APPLY: Enter all colors that are found in the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. White; Green; Yellow; Pink; Red ARRANGEMENT OF QUILT BLOCKS: BLOCK ORIENTATION: This field only applies to quilts with a block format. Choose the best description for how the quilt blocks appear in the quilt. Straight SPACING RELATIVE TO OTHER BLOCKS: This field only applies to quilts with a block format. Choose the best description for how the quilt blocks are set together. Sashings are strips of fabric that separate the quilt blocks from one another. Alternating with plain squares BORDER DESCRIPTION: Describe the style https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1813 4/6 6/23/22, 6:39 PM The Quilt Index QUILTS STORIES ARTISTS BORDER DESCRIPTION: Describe the style of the borders (i.e. pieced, appliquéd, stenciled) and the width ofABOUT each border, COLLECTIONS RESOURCES EPHEMERA SEARCH DONATE from the inside to the outside. Rose of Sharon -detail- 6 1/2-inch applique vine with flowers and buds on four sides COMPARE SHAPE OF EDGE: Choose the best description for the edges of the quilt. Embellished or trimmed (some type of decorative edging added) FABRIC FIBER TYPES USED IN QUILT BACK: Choose the fiber type used to make the quilt back. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Woven or homespun CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES USED IN BINDING: Choose the construction technique used to make the quilt binding. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Straight grain QUILTING TECHNIQUES USED: Choose the technique that best describes the way the quilt layers are held together. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Hand quilting THREAD TYPE: Describe the fiber content or type of quilting thread used on the quilt. Cotton (coarse) NUMBER OF QUILTING STITCHES PER INCH (PLACE 1): Count only the stitches that are visible on the top and measure in one place on the quilt. Enter the measurement. 10 QUILTING DESIGNS USED: MOTIFS/OVERALL PATTERNS: Choose the overall quilt design found on the quilt top. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Skip the question if none of the designs appear on the quilt. Outline QUILTING DESIGNS USED: DECORATIVE PATTERNS: Choose the decorative quilt design found on the quilt top. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Skip the question if none of the designs appear on the quilt. Other QUILTING DESIGNS USED: BACKGROUND FILL PATTERNS: Choose the background quilt design found on the quilt top. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Skip the question if none of the designs appear on the quilt. Stipple https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1813 PLEASE DESCRIBE OTHER QUILTING DESIGNS USED: Describe any quilting designs that appear on the quilt, but were not listed in a previous field 5/6 6/23/22, 6:39 PM The Quilt Index not listed in a previous field. QUILTS STORIES ARTISTS Plain blocks contain the repeated motif of the COLLECTIONS RESOURCES rose EPHEMERA SEARCH pieced/applique and buds ABOUT Rose of Sharon -detail- DONATE Where are the records for this quilt housed? Tennessee State Library and Archives COMPARE RELATIONSHIP OF SOURCE PERSON TO QUILT: Choose the best description of the relationship of the source to the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Quilt owner IF SOURCE PERSON IS QUILT OWNER: If the source is the owner, choose how they came to own the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Other ACCESS AND COPYRIGHT INFORMATION FOR IMAGE: Choose whether this image is available to use other than in this database. Restricted FOR HOLDER OF COPYRIGHT, CONTACT: Enter the name of the person or institution that owns the copyright to the image. Quilts of Tennessee BACK TO TOP https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1813 6/6