QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1585
Who documented this quilt?
Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project
Date data was collected:
8/6/1989
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
2005
Quilt's title:
Drunkard's Path
Quilt owner's city:
Marsalis Community (near Athens)
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Quilt top made by:
Stevenson, Maggie Elizabeth (McCoy)
Quiltmaker's date of birth:
8-16-1876
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
8/11/1937
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
68
Sizes, overall length:
85.5
Size of quilt blocks:
17.5
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced
Binding:
Back turned to front; Hand sewn
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Solid/plain
Top fabric, colors:
Pink; Red; 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, elbow
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1880
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
Stevenson, Maggie Elizabeth (McCoy. Drunkard's Path. From , Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1585. Accessed: 03/29/24