QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1586

Who documented this quilt?

Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

Date data was collected:

8/6/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

2006

Quilt's title:

Nine Patch

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:

70

Sizes, overall length:

88

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5 X 11.5

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; Hand sewn; Straight grain

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:

Fair/worn

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