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QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1500

Who documented this quilt?

Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University

Date data was collected:

5/7/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

1925

Quilt's title:

Postage Stamp (Boston Commons)

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Quilt top made by:

Brakefield, Lessie Cameron

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1971

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

65.5

Sizes, overall length:

86

Size of quilt blocks:

5

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Binding:

Back turned to front; Hand sewn

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

3 inches wide

Top fabric, design:

Print; Solid/plain

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program

Cite this Quilt

Brakefield, Lessie Camero. Postage Stamp (Boston Commons). From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1500. Accessed: 03/29/24