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Marie Webster's Basket Quilt

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

8-5-525

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

University of Louisville Archives and Records Center

Who documented this quilt?

Kentucky Quilt Project

Kentucky Quilt Project Number:

1-32-31

Owner's name for quilt:

Marie Webster's Basket Quilt

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1923

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Has fleur de lis and double caneel quilting around the border. Quilting is 12-14 stitches to the inch. 201 x 201 cm.

Quilt top made by:

McCown, Anne Douglas Chenault

Where the quilt was made, county:

Madison

Where the quilt was made, state:

Louisiana (LA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Kentucky Quilt Project

Cite this Quilt

McCown, Anne Douglas Chenaul. Marie Webster's Basket Quilt. 1901-1929. From University of Louisville Archives and Records Center, Kentucky Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=8-5-525. Accessed: 04/26/24