QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-538

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:

9/26/1987

Interviewer:

Meadows

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

854

Quilt's title:

Vase of Flowers or Nosegay

Quilt owner's city:

Derry

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:

Nose Gay Quilt

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Quilt top made by:

Barnhart, Vera Ortolon

Quilted by:

Barnhart, Vera Ortolon

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

1898

Did the quiltmaker make other quilts? Approximately how many? Where are they?

Learned to quilt from: Taught at home by mother at age 14 Maker lived Derry La. Has made over 100 quilts and quilt tops. made 3 quilts last year. Prefers to use 100% cotton in quilt making. Next of kin-Mrs. Daisy Jinks -631-0718

Major influences on quiltmaking?

Mother

Favorite pattern, piecing preferences, quilting is done with:

Quilting done with: Other, Double wedding ring

Reason(s) for quiltmaking:

Necessity; Pleasure

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

70.375

Sizes, overall length:

83

Size of quilt blocks:

9.625 X 9.75

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Binding:

Back turned to front

Brackman ID#:

4052

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

3.5 inches wide

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, colors:

Pink; Red; White

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Batting:

Other

Describe the quilt filling:

thin

Condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe the damage:

aged

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

White fabric in quilt is tobacco sacks. Cotton was grown on her farm, she carded it by hand to make batting. pattern came from friend in Yazoo city, Mississippi. Was quilted in separate lot kitchen for 'Kivver' 'cover' used tobacco sacks. Made quilts since 14-20 years. As poor, Baptist. Design Unit: 11.5

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program