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Cockscombs and Currents; Swadley Family quilt

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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