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