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QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1584

Who documented this quilt?

Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

Date data was collected:

8/6/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

2004

Quilt's title:

Rolling Stone

Quilt owner's city:

Marsalis Community (near Athens)

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Quilt top made by:

Stevenson, Maggie Elizabeth (McCoy)

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

8-16-1876

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

8/11/1937

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

66

Sizes, overall length:

85

Size of quilt blocks:

15 X 15

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Setting:

Alternating with plain squares

Binding:

Back turned to front

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:

4

Quilting, color of thread:

white

Quilting, design:

Other, elbow

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1890

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

Stevenson, Maggie Elizabeth (McCoy. Rolling Stone. From , Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1584. Accessed: 03/29/24