QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1525
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:
1948
Quilt's title:
Ind. Wedding Ring (Flying Geese Border)
Quilt owner's city:
Camp Community, 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:
69
Sizes, overall length:
80.5
Size of quilt blocks:
14
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced
Binding:
Back turned to front
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
4.5 inches wide
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Solid/plain; Print
Top fabric, colors:
White; Pink; Red; Green
Top fabric, color value:
Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
Solid/plain
Quilting, color of thread:
white,red,green
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
Cite this Quilt
Massey, Frances Kendric. Ind. Wedding Ring (Flying Geese Border). From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1525. Accessed: 04/26/24
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