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22-18-1671

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1937

Alternate inventory control number:

1937a

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

friend

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

ca. 1890

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

ca. 1910

Further information concerning dates:

made for quiltmaker's son, who was killed in war in 1919.

Quilt top made by:

Parker, Mrs.

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1957--TN

Quilted by:

Parker, Mrs.

How wide is the quilt?

74 inches

How long is the quilt?

74.5 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

17 x 18 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Basket

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Basket

Brackman # or other source & #:

672

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

What color is the quilt?

Purple; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the binding:

white

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Echo quilting in pieced block and crosshatching in plain blocks.

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

Parker, Mrs. Basket. 1901-1929. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1671. Accessed: 03/28/24