QUILT INDEX RECORD
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