QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1572

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:

1992

Quilt's title:

Wool Block

Quilt owner's city:

Marksville

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Quilt top made by:

Coco, Rebecca

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

68.5

Sizes, overall length:

85

Size of quilt blocks:

3 X 5

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery, Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

One patch or allover

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

wool

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Other

Backing/lining, design:

Print

Description of the back:

plaid and flannel

Condition:

Excellent/like new

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

The owner stated that "this quilt was made from men's suit samples given to her by a traveling salesman."

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1890

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

son

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program