QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1479

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:

1905

Quilt's title:

Drunkard's Path

Quilt top made by:

Unknown

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

No information available.

Type of item:

Finished quilt

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Belle

Sizes, overall width:

65

Sizes, overall length:

76.75

Size of quilt blocks:

4 X 4

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Setting:

Side by side

Binding:

Back turned to front

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain; Print

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Print

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting, color of thread:

white

Quilting, design:

By the Piece

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Poor/very worn

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1900

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program