QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1560

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:

1981

Quilt's title:

Double Wedding Ring

Quilt owner's city:

Trout

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

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applique, Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Binding:

Back turned to front; Bias grain; Hand sewn

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain; Print

Top fabric, colors:

Pink; Red

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting, color of thread:

White

Quilting, design:

Rows

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Excellent/like new

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

This quilt was made by Mrs. Griffin's mother. It was handed down prior to 1940.

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1935

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program