QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-2158

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:

10/21/2007

Interviewer:

Evva Z. Wilson and Gaye Ingram

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

2555

Quilt's title:

Doll Quilt with Turtles

Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:

Turtles

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Quilt top made by:

Boyd, Hettie W.

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

1/25/1898

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Walker

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Louisiana

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

4/10/1969

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' name(s):

James Dawson Boyd

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

worked in a sawmill

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Wilson

Quiltmaker's ethnicity:

Anglo-American

Number of children:

1

Did the quiltmaker make other quilts? Approximately how many? Where are they?

Location of quiltmaker's death: Clarks LA Quilts are with family members.

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

32.5

Sizes, overall length:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

7.25

Quilt type, applique:

Hand Applique

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; Hand sewn

Brackman ID#:

1479

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

Different Fabric, Single

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Print; Solid/plain

Top fabric, colors:

Beige or Tan; Brown; Lavender; Pink; Purple; Red

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Print

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting, type of thread:

cotton

Quilting, color of thread:

white

Quilting, design:

Other, outline/squares/in ditch

Condition:

Good/moderate use

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

The quilt was made late 1950s-early 1960s.

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program