QUILT INDEX RECORD
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