Flower Basket

Rebecca (b. 1820) or Ruth (b. 1812) Brown

Valley Mills (Augusta County), mid-nineteenth century
84.5" x 95.5"

This basket pattern is tied together by an inner Wild Goose Chase sashing similar to that found in the Rockingham County Whig Rose quilt (No. 4) and is bordered with a serrated swag and ties similar to that of the Augusta County Tulip quilt (No. 1). The large blocks that compose the piece are quilted with three different and alternating designs: wine glass, clamshell, and crossed diagonals, surrounded by a double feather swag border.