QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1566

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:

1987

Quilt's title:

Beach Umbrellas (Whole Cloth, 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:

69

Sizes, overall length:

88

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Wholecloth

Pieced quilt type:

Wholecloth

Binding:

Front turned to back; Hand sewn

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Print; Solid/plain

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Print

Condition:

Good/moderate use

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