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9-6-1645

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:

9/11/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

2064

Quilt's title:

Clay's Choice

Quilt owner's city:

Mansfield

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Quilt top made by:

Provost, Alabama Jones

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

2-17-1872

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1944

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

62.5

Sizes, overall length:

79

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5 X 11.5

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Setting:

Side by side

Binding:

Back turned to front

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

4.5 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:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Quilting, color of thread:

white

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1920

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

Provost, Alabama Jone. Clay's Choice. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1645. Accessed: 03/28/24