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QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1577

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:

8/6/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

1997

Quilt's title:

Japanese Lantern

Quilt owner's city:

Lake Charles

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt top made by:

Johnson, Margaret

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

Feb-04

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

78

Sizes, overall length:

96.5

Size of quilt blocks:

11 X 11

Sizes, sashing width:

3

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Combination, Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Setting:

Alternating with plain squares; Separated by plain sashing

Binding:

Bias grain; Machine sewn; Hand sewn

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

3 inches wide, Different Fabric, Multiple, Pieced

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain; Print

Top fabric, color value:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting, color of thread:

pink

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Fair/worn

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

Cite this Quilt

Johnson, Margare. Japanese Lantern. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1577. Accessed: 03/28/24