QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1876

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:

6/2/1990

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

2283

Quilt's title:

Whole Cloth (Medallion)

Quilt owner's city:

Crowley

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Quilt top made by:

Hyde, Mrs.

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

74

Sizes, overall length:

88

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Wholecloth

Pieced quilt type:

Wholecloth

Top fabric, fiber:

Other

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

satin

Top fabric, color value:

Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Other

Description of the back:

satin

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Quilting, design:

Other, sun burst and feathers

Batting:

Other

Condition:

Fair/worn

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

The quiltmaker, an early widow, made quilts as a way to add income. Her quilts were frequently given as wedding gifts; Mr. Clifton Guidry, then the assessor of Acadia Parish, gave this quilt to Marjorie Thompson in 1936 when she married. Majorie had worked for Mr. Guidry for two years.

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1936

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program