QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1557
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:
1978
Quilt's title:
Diamond
Quilt owner's city:
Bay Hill
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Quilt top made by:
Gremillion, Josephine
Quiltmaker's date of birth:
1893
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1983
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
73.5
Sizes, overall length:
87.5
Size of quilt blocks:
4 X 3
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced
Pieced quilt type:
One patch or allover
Binding:
Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Unfinished/raw edge
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Print; Solid/plain
Top fabric, color value:
Multicolor; Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
2
Quilting, color of thread:
white
Quilting, design:
Other, Diamonds
Condition:
Fair/worn
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1935
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Date estimated by Susan Roach
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
Josephine Gremillion
Place made, country:
United States
Copyright holder:
Louisiana Regional Folklife Program
Cite this Quilt
Gremillion, Josephin. Diamond. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1557. Accessed: 03/29/24