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9-6-1545

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:

1967

Quilt's title:

Basket

Quilt owner's city:

Colfax

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt top made by:

Unknown

Did the quiltmaker make other quilts? Approximately how many? Where are they?

No information available.

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

77

Sizes, overall length:

80

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applique, Embroidery, Wholecloth

Pieced quilt type:

Wholecloth

Binding:

Back turned to front; Unfinished/raw edge

Describe the borders:

-Not Applied-

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton; Other

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

sateen

Top fabric, colors:

Pink; Red

Top fabric, color value:

Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting, color of thread:

Rose

Quilting, design:

Other, Rows, circles

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

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

The owner says the quilt was "donated," and little else is known about it, except that is was made in the Colfax area sometime in the 1940s.

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1940

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

Unknow. Basket. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1545. Accessed: 03/29/24