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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