QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1919
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:
2322
Quilt's title:
Jack and Jill
Quilt owner's city:
New Orleans
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
Quilt top made by:
Jacobs, Ethel Regina London
Quiltmaker's date of birth:
9/29/1896
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1/19/1987
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
53
Sizes, overall length:
72
Sizes, sashing width:
8.5
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Applique, Embroidery, Wholecloth
Pieced quilt type:
Wholecloth
Binding:
Bias grain; Machine sewn; Hand sewn
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
0.5 inches wide
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Solid/plain; Print
Top fabric, colors:
White
Top fabric, color value:
Light or pastel colors; Multicolor
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Quilting, design:
Other, pumpkin seed
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
The owner received the quilt through marriage.
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1930
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
Jacobs, Ethel Regina Londo. Jack and Jill. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1919. Accessed: 03/28/24
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