QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1563

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:

1984

Quilt's title:

Double Wedding Ring

Quilt owner's city:

Shreveport

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt top made by:

Persinger, Lennie Anne Baker

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

1870

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1966

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Binding:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Bias grain; Hand sewn

Describe the borders:

-Not Applied-

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain

Top fabric, color value:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Quilting, design:

Rows

Condition:

Excellent/like new

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

The owner writes "Granny Persinger began making quilts out of necessity. In later years, she quilted as a hobby. She never wasted a scrap of fabric. This is only one of many quilts she made."

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1945

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program