QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1546
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:
1968
Quilt owner's city:
Cottonport
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:
76.5
Sizes, overall length:
87
Size of quilt blocks:
28 X 27.5
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Applique, Pieced
Pieced quilt type:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Setting:
Side by side
Binding:
Straight grain; Machine sewn
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Solid/plain
Top fabric, colors:
Pink; Red; Brown; Beige or Tan; Blue; White
Top fabric, color value:
Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
Solid/plain
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Quilting, color of thread:
White
Quilting, design:
Other, diamonds
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Fair/worn
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
This quilt was donated to the society. It was made by Hipolite Bordelon's descendant. The maker, whose name is unknown, was the grandmother of Ms. Denise Bennett. It was made sometime right after the civil war.
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1970
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. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1546. Accessed: 04/18/24