QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1565

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:

1986

Quilt's title:

Wool Block (tied)

Quilt owner's city:

Wilson

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Quilt top made by:

McNeely, Emma

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

late 1800s

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

May-60

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

82

Sizes, overall length:

86

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Binding:

Back turned to front

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

5 inches wide

Top fabric, fiber:

Wool; Other

Top fabric, design:

Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

cotton flannel

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Other

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Description of the back:

cotton flannel

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Quilting, color of thread:

red string ties

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Fair/worn

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

Emma McNeely made the quilt on a plantation, and the quilt was willed to the present owner at McNeely's death.

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program