QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1482

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:

1908

Quilt's title:

Diamond Field

Quilt owner's city:

Claiborne Parish

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt top made by:

Meadors, Many Ann Traylor

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

80

Sizes, overall length:

91

Size of quilt blocks:

10 X 7

Sizes, sashing width:

2.5

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Setting:

Separated by plain sashing

Binding:

Straight grain; Machine sewn; 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, color value:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting, design:

By the Piece

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

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

The owner stated that "these quilts were given to my parents when they married on Oct. 5, 1906 in New London, Missouri. They were made by my Grandmother and three of her sisters."

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1850

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program