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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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