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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:

Print

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