QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1565
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:
1986
Quilt's title:
Wool Block (tied)
Quilt owner's city:
Wilson
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Quilt top made by:
McNeely, Emma
Quiltmaker's date of birth:
late 1800s
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
May-60
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
82
Sizes, overall length:
86
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced
Binding:
Back turned to front
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
5 inches wide
Top fabric, fiber:
Wool; Other
Top fabric, design:
Print; Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
cotton flannel
Top fabric, color value:
Multicolor; Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Other
Backing/lining, design:
Solid/plain
Description of the back:
cotton flannel
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Quilting, color of thread:
red string ties
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Fair/worn
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Emma McNeely made the quilt on a plantation, and the quilt was willed to the present owner at McNeely's death.
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
Cite this Quilt
McNeely, Emm. Wool Block (tied). From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1565. Accessed: 04/26/24