QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1524

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:

5/7/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

1947

Quilt's title:

Ocean Wave Variaiton (Irish Chain Var.)

Quilt owner's city:

Camp Commitment, Claiborne Parish

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt top made by:

Massey, Frances Kendrick

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

1860s

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1950s

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

79.75

Sizes, overall length:

89

Size of quilt blocks:

9.75 X 10.5

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Binding:

Front turned to back; Bias grain; Hand sewn

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

2.5 inches wide

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain; Print

Top fabric, colors:

White; Pink; Red; Blue

Top fabric, color value:

Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting, color of thread:

white,red,blue

Quilting, design:

By the Piece, Figure

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Excellent/like new

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

The owner found the quilt in the maker's "Hope Chest" and does not believe that it has ever been used.

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