QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-240
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
2001.48.1
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Cockscombs and Currents
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Swadley Family quilt
Brackman # or other source & #:
16.68
How wide is the quilt?
77 inches
How long is the quilt?
89 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Green; Orange; Red; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Original blue green color of fabric used for the oak leaves is faded to olive and tan.
Type of inscription:
Message
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Advertiser A
Method used to make the inscription:
Stamped
Location of inscription:
on back
Time period:
1876-1900
When was the quilt finished?
1870s-1890s
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
9
Size of quilt blocks:
24 x24
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
1 1/2 inch solid red around outside edge.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
9, 34 1/2, 34
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid diamond
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering; Wreaths
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
The quilt was donated by Bernadine Swadley in memory of her husband Robert Hunter Swadley, whose family made the quilt. Robert Hunter Swadley of Johnson City, TN is a descendant of Henry Swadley, b. Jan. 12, 1812 in Pendleton Co ,(W)VA, m. Mary Roadcap. b. 1808 in Rockbridge Co, VA. See DAR 2001.48.2 for woven coverlet from same family
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public-Other
Quilt owner's name:
DAR Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Washington, DC
Quilt owner's state:
Washington D.C.
Quilt owner's country:
USA
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
DAR Museum
Cite this Quilt
Cockscombs and Currents. 1870s-1890s. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-240. Accessed: 03/29/24