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QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1543

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:

7/16/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

1965

Quilt's title:

Double Wedding Ring

Quilt owner's city:

Oberlin

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Quilt top made by:

Smith, Sally Dee

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

1882

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Oberlin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Louisiana

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1957

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

80

Sizes, overall length:

90

Size of quilt blocks:

17.25 X 16.5

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Binding:

Bias grain; Machine sewn

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Print; Solid/plain

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting, color of thread:

White

Quilting, design:

Rows

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

The current owner is the maker's grand-son. She made the quilt for his father. She made five double wedding ring quilts for her five children. Her mother helped her quilt them.

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1927

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

Smith, Sally De. Double Wedding Ring. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1543. Accessed: 03/28/24