QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1587
Who documented this quilt?
Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project
Date data was collected:
8/6/1989
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
2007
Quilt's title:
Bow Tie
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:
72.5
Sizes, overall length:
86.5
Size of quilt blocks:
14.25 X 14.25
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced
Pieced quilt type:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Setting:
Alternating with plain squares
Binding:
Back turned to front; Hand sewn; Straight grain
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
7.5 inches wide
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Print; Solid/plain
Top fabric, color value:
Multicolor; Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
3
Quilting, design:
Other, elbows
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1885
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. Bow Tie. From , Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1587. Accessed: 04/19/24