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Catalog Number |
2023.029.003 |
Object Name |
Quilt |
Description |
This quilt depicts multi-color diamonds against a yellow background. The pattern is called "Yellow Back Panel" or "Churn Dash." It is inferred to have been crafted circa 1910. The quilt was hand-pieced in blocks, then machine-set and hand-quilted. There are twenty 10.5" pieced blocks that comprise the central design of the quilt. These blocks are set on-point with 10.5" alternating, unpieced blocks that are set with side-setting triangles to finish off the quilt with a straight edge. The two long sides of the quilt have 7" unpieced borders. The two short sides of the quilt do not have borders. The quilting form could be described as a 1" crosshatch form positioned over a yellow background. Diagonal lines are in each pieced block. Individual churn dash squares are typically formed by nine pieced blocks that comprise a topographic churn dash image against a uniform background. The churn dash pattern originated in the nineteenth century. The very center of each churn dash block is intended to depict the "dash" or "stick" of a butter churn (when looking down into the butter churn), while the angular shape surrounding the "dash" is the features of the churn itself (when looking down into the butter churn). Color and fabric motifs that were common among quilts in the 1910s include Indigo blues, the use of shirtings (commonly found white and off-white fabrics), and small, colored/patterned motifs set against monochromatic backgrounds. |
Date |
c. 1910 |
Dimensions |
H-73 W-71 inches |
Collection |
Historic Textile Collection |
Place of Origin |
USA/Tennessee/Sullivan County/Chinquapin Grove |
Material |
cotton fabric, cotton batting |
Subjects |
costume, clothing, and textiles |
Search Terms |
costume, clothing, and textiles |