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9-6-1546

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:

7/16/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

1968

Quilt owner's city:

Cottonport

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

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

Sizes, overall width:

76.5

Sizes, overall length:

87

Size of quilt blocks:

28 X 27.5

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applique, Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Setting:

Side by side

Binding:

Straight grain; Machine sewn

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain

Top fabric, colors:

Pink; Red; Brown; Beige or Tan; Blue; White

Top fabric, color value:

Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting, color of thread:

White

Quilting, design:

Other, diamonds

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Fair/worn

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

This quilt was donated to the society. It was made by Hipolite Bordelon's descendant. The maker, whose name is unknown, was the grandmother of Ms. Denise Bennett. It was made sometime right after the civil war.

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1970

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

Unknow. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1546. Accessed: 03/28/24