QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1587

Who documented this quilt?

Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

Date data was collected:

8/6/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

2007

Quilt's title:

Bow Tie

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:

72.5

Sizes, overall length:

86.5

Size of quilt blocks:

14.25 X 14.25

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Setting:

Alternating with plain squares

Binding:

Back turned to front; Hand sewn; Straight grain

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

7.5 inches wide

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

3

Quilting, design:

Other, elbows

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1885

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program