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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.
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TIME PERIOD: Choose the time frame that
best describes when the quilt was made.
The date does not have to appear on the
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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
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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.
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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
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QUILT TOP: APPLIQUE TECHNIQUES:
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construct the quilt. Use ctrl + click to
choose more than one. Skip the question if
no applique appears on the quilt.
Hand Applique
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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
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of the borders (i.e. pieced, appliquéd,
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from the inside to the outside.
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6 1/2-inch applique vine with flowers and buds on
four sides
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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
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DESIGNS USED: Describe any quilting
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Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Tennessee State Library and Archives
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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.
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