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Quilt depicting Melrose Plantation by Clementine Hunter
- Created by
- Hunter, Clementine, American, ca. 1886 - 1988
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Melrose Plantation, American, founded 1832
- Date
- ca. 1965
- Medium
- cotton (fiber) , paper (fiber product) , thread and wool (hair)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 38 × 34 in. (96.5 × 86.4 cm)
- Description
- This quilt depicts several buildings on Melrose Plantation. In the center of the quilt is a large white house with a red chimney and black fabric used to indicate roof, windows, and doors. The house is rectangular with two round turrets at either end. In front of each turret is a human figure, a woman in an orange skirt on the right, and a woman in a green skirt on the left. Stylized trees and bushes flank the front and back of the building. The bottom half of the quilt depicts two structures, on the left a small white house with a black roof, one black window, one door, and a red chimney. On the right is a smaller structure with a large overhanging black roof and black support beams. The walls are white, with two narrow black and light blue doors. Each building is flanked by stylized trees. The artist's initials are sewn onto the lower right corner, with the "C" backwards.
- Place made
- Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- quilts
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Collection of Sabra Brown Martin
- Object number
- 2017.68.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Cane River Art Corporation
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Freedom Quilt
- Created by
- Telfair, Jessie Bell Williams, American, 1913 - 1986
- Date
- ca. 1975
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- cotton
- Dimensions
- H x W: 73 × 87 in. (185.4 × 221 cm)
- Caption
- Quilter Jessie Telfair was inspired to make this quilt in the mid-1970’s as an expression and memorialization of her experiences during the Civil Rights Movement. In the 1960s, Telfair was encouraged by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s efforts to register African American voters in Southwest Georgia. Telfair decided to register to vote. When her employers learned of her actions, they fired her from her job as a cafeteria worker at an elementary school in her small community of Parrott, Georgia. The quilt is an affirmation of her personal freedom as well as a statement about the freedoms guaranteed to all American citizens. Telfair later made two more quilts of nearly identical design, one is in the collection of the American Folk Art Museum in New York and the other is at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.
- Description
- A pieced and appliqued cotton quilt designed and quilted by Jessie Telfair. The quilt consists of bold blue block letters on red squares, arranged to spell the word [FREEDOM] along a horizontal axis, repeated in six rows. Smaller white square blocks separate the red squares. The backing is white.
- Place made
- Parrott, Terrell County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- American South
- Art
- Civil rights
- Craftsmanship
- Folklife
- Freedom
- Resistance
- Rural life
- Suffrage
- Textile design
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Virginia Dwan
- Object number
- 2017.40
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Quilted petticoat
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1830s-1840s; repurposed 1890s
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- cotton fabric and cotton batting
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (On form): 37 × 24 × 20 in. (94 × 61 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- This quilted petticoat may have been made from a repurposed wholecloth bedcover or refashioned from a once larger skirt. The front of the textile is faced with a small-scale printed floral vine design in white, yellow, purple, and red blossoms with green leaves on a light brown ground. The back of the textile is faced with an orange striped cotton. A layer of cotton batting was quilted between the front and back facing fabrics. It was hand quilted with off-white cotton thread in an offset grid pattern with a leafy vine border design. The floral printed fabric was turned and hand stitched to the back fabric as binding. The fabrics and quilted motifs indicate it was probably made in the 1830s or 1840s. The fabric may have been imported from France.
- The cut textile is turned under and the edges left raw at the interior waistline of the petticoat and the cotton batting can be seen along these raw edges. A small piece of printed cotton with a small-scale repeating design of purple flowers on a yellow ground is stitched at the interior proper left front waist. A long length of off-white cotton twill tape is attached around the back waist to hold gathers in the petticoat. The twill tape remains loose on the front so that the front of the petticoat has a flat silhouette. The petticoat is closed by tying these loose lengths of twill tape at the front waist.The hem of the petticoat is the original binding of the bedcover and the quilted vine border of the bedcover is turned horizontal around the bottom of the petticoat. The textile was probably repurposed into its current form as a petticoat between the 1870s and 1890s due to the flat front and gathered back waist.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- quilts
- petticoats
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Aaron and Maureen Robinson and Family
- Object number
- 2014.180.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pieced quilt made by Elizabeth Salter Smith
- Created by
- Salter Smith, Elizabeth Anne, American, born 1850
- Date
- 1930-1950
- Medium
- cotton cloth, batting, and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 75 1/2 × 63 1/2 × 1/4 in. (191.8 × 161.3 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Pieced quilt made by Elizabeth Salter Smith with nine (9) blocks all hand-pieced. Each block consists of a different design and different fabrics and colors, with a mixture of solids and prints. The pieced blocks are not uniform in size, so the maker has added strips and portions of other cut up pieced blocks to create the quilt top. Most of the added strips are a green novelty print fabric with small anthropomorphic rabbits on it. The quilt is backed with a gold, blue, and red small-scale paisley print that is turned to the front and hand sewn to form the binding. A thin layer of batting is placed between the top and back, with the layers stitched together using hand-quilting in white thread with a mixture of vertical and diagonal lines. A strip of Velcro is sewn to the back of one end for hanging. A fabric label with handwritten text in black ink is sewn at the bottom proper left back corner that reads: "WHITLEY / COLLECTION / #12 / 77 x L x 65 1/2 W".
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry
- Object number
- 2013.215.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Stylized floral appliqué quilt
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 20th century
- Medium
- cotton cloth, batting, and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 83 1/4 × 66 1/2 × 1/4 in. (211.5 × 168.9 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Appliqué quilt in red, green, yellow, and white with a stylized floral design. There are twelve (12) blocks on the quilt, all alike, containing hand-appliquéd design of a highly stylized floral motif in solid red, solid green, and solid pale yellow fabrics on a white ground. The blocks are sewn together without sashing, and are surrounded by an appliqué border of an abstract leaf and bud vine in red and green. A thin red border with printed black dots fabric followed by a wider solid light green border surround the blocks and inner vine border, with red striped square corners in both the red and green borders. The quilt is backed with a brown and pink plaid cotton and a layer of batting is placed between the top and back. The solid green binding is machine-sewn and the layers are hand-quilted in white, red, or green thread corresponding to the ground color of the top fabric where the stitches are made. A muslin sleeve is basted along the back of one edge for hanging, with a thin strip of Velcro sewn above it and smaller pieces of Velcro sewn at each bottom back corner.
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry
- Object number
- 2013.215.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Wool quilt with zigzag block design
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 1910
- Medium
- wool, cotton flannel, and yarn
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 87 × 69 1/2 × 1/8 in. (221 × 176.5 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- Pieced quilt made from wool clothing fabrics in muted tones of mostly gray and blue. The colors are arranged to create a stepped diagonal design, with an overall zigzag effect. The quilt is backed with red cotton flannel that is turned to the front around the edges to create the binding. The corners are slightly rounded. The top and back are tied with red and cream yarn.
- Place collected
- Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry
- Object number
- 2013.215.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pineapple quilt gifted to Lucy Hardiman Roundtree from Lydia Hardiman
- Created by
- Hardiman, Lydia, American
- Owned by
- Hardiman Roundtree, Lucy, American
- Church, Josephine, American
- Date
- 1885
- Medium
- cotton cloth, cotton batting, and cotton thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 72 × 58 7/8 × 1/8 in. (182.9 × 149.5 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- An appliqued red and green wedding quilted bedcover made by Lydia Hardiman for her daughter Lucy Hardiman Roundtree. Four (4) repeating blocks depicting stylized pineapple fruits in red striped and solid green cotton on a white ground are separated by green sashing with red squares in the corners. The sashing also appears on two exterior edges of the top. The pineapple design consists of a leafy stem with three (3) large fruits extending from the stem. The blocks are not oriented in the same direction. The blocks are hand appliqued and hand pieced with white cotton thread. There is cotton batting between the top and the plain white cotton backing. The layers are hand quilted with white cotton thread that traces the appliqued fruit pattern and is sewn in a diagonally-oriented grid in the negative spaces. The edges of the quilt are turned and hand stitched to the back.
- Place used
- Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Communities
- Domestic life
- Families
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
- Object number
- 2012.155.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Scrap quilt made by Elizabeth Salter Smith
- Created by
- Salter Smith, Elizabeth Anne, American, born 1850
- Date
- 1910-1950
- Medium
- cotton, linen, synthetic fiber, batting, and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 73 1/2 × 70 1/2 × 1/4 in. (186.7 × 179.1 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Scrap quilt made by Elizabeth Salter Smith using a mixture of solid, woven, and printed fabric in various weaves and fibers. Most of the fabrics are cotton. The top is made up of pieces of fabrics in rectangle, square, and triangle shapes sewn together without distinct rows or columns. The back of the quilt is a burgundy and orange striped plaid with a strip of gold and black plaid along the bottom side. The edges of the backing fabric are turned to the front and hand sewn to form the binding, with all of the corners rounded. Batting is placed between the top and back, with hand-quilting in white thread in a scalloped design holding the layers together. A strip of Velcro is sewn along the back top edge. A fabric label with handwritten text in black ink reading "WHITLEY / 2 / 74" L x 72" W" is sewn at the back proper left bottom corner.
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry
- Object number
- 2013.215.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Black Uncle Sam pieced miniature quilt
- Created by
- Blumrich, Stephen, German-American, 1941 - 2015
- Date
- 1986
- Medium
- cotton
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 30 × 21 7/8 × 1/4 in. (76.2 × 55.6 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- This miniature quilt or wall hanging made by Stephen Blumrich of Pea Ridge Purties features twelve (12) pieced Black Uncle Sam blocks separated by sashing. The quilt consists of the pieced top layer, a thin layer of batting, and a plain muslin backing. The layers are tied together with red thread, each tie corresponding to make a button at the center chest of the shirt of the pieced figural blocks. Each figure wears a red and white striped top hat with a blue brim and has his arms outstretched. The faces and hands are made from plain black cotton. Yellow eyes and a red mouth are embroidered on each face. All of the figures wear red and white striped pants matching the hats, but each figure's shirt is made from a different printed cotton. The background of the figural blocks is made from a plain muslin that appears to have been dyed with tea or coffee to appear aged. The blocks are set with sashing made from a navy cotton with small floral sprig design, with a yellow fabric in the sashing corners that is fussy cut so that a five-pointed star is at the center of the squares. The top is surrounded by a thin border made from plain red cotton. The backing of the quilt is made from a single piece of the same plain muslin dyed with coffee or tea that is used in the background of the figural blocks. Stamped in the lower right corner of the back is a rectangle in dark brown with uncolored text inside reading "PEA RIDGE / PURTIES." Text stamped in dark brown below the box reads "COPYRIGHT 1986 / STEPHEN BLUMRICH".
- Place made
- Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Art
- Craftsmanship
- Folklife
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Object number
- 2007.7.263
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Cream and red appliqued quilted bedcover
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Medium
- cotton cloth and cotton batting
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (with mount): 48 1/2 × 39 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (123.2 × 100.3 × 3.8 cm)
- H x W (without mount): 45 × 36 5/8 in. (114.3 × 93 cm)
- Description
- A cream and red appliqued quilted bedcover made from plain cotton fabrics. The top consists of twelve (12) blocks sewn together by hand and decorated with a geometric design using turned hand applique. Each block contains a circle in the center surrounded by four (4) diamonds that have blunt long tips. Crosses are appliqued over the center of the seams that join the blocks, with additional crosses in the spaces between the diamonds around the outer edge. The blocks are bordered by a panel of the repeating blunt-tipped diamonds around all sides. The quilt is bound with the red fabric by hand. A layer of cotton batting is placed between the top and the backing fabric. The top, batting, and backing are joined with quilted stitches in cream thread that surround each applique shape in two rows.
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.162.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Wool quilt with hand embroidered details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 20th century
- Medium
- wool, cotton, batting, and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 76 × 69 1/2 × 3/4 in. (193 × 176.5 × 1.9 cm)
- Description
- Pieced quilt made primarily from wool clothing fabrics with some synthetics or blends mixed in. The center of the quilt consists of regularly sized rectangles in various colored muted tones of wool clothing fabrics. On one outer side irregular pieces are sewn together like a crazy quilt. On the other side is a large piece of dark blue woven stripe fabric, with some smaller rectangular blocks in multiple colors and fabrics on either side. The other two edges are formed from long rectangular pieces of fabric as thinner borders. The seams of the blocks in the center and the wide borders have hand embroidered detail in cream and red thread. The quilt is backed with a blue, white, and pink woven stripe fabric. There is no binding, with the front and back turned under and seamed. There are sections on the edges of the wider borders where the fabrics on the top appear to be large patches to repair, with the edges of them turned over to the back as the binding. A thick layer of batting is placed between the top and back, which are attached with cream thread ties.
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry
- Object number
- 2013.215.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Quilt made from clothing samples in mulitple colors
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 20th century
- Medium
- wool, cotton, wool batting, and yarn
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 80 1/4 × 68 × 3/8 in. (203.8 × 172.7 × 1 cm)
- Description
- A tied quilt made from suiting fabrics in muted and bright tones of gray, black, brown, blue, and red machine sewn together. The pieces are all of uniform rectangular size, suggesting they are from a salesman's sample or swatch book. The quilt is backed with a green cotton fabric that is turned over at the edges and then sewn around the turned edges of the top. There is no additional border or binding. There is a thin layer of rust colored wool batting between the top and back. The top and backing are attached with orange yarn ties placed at the center long edge and the corners of each block on the top. A muslin sleeve is hand sewn along the top back edge for hanging.
- Place made
- Cullman, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry
- Object number
- 2014.156.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Reversible scrap quilt made from clothing fabrics
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 20th century
- Medium
- wool, cotton, synthetic fiber, batting, and yarn
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 75 1/2 × 69 1/2 × 3/4 in. (191.8 × 176.5 × 1.9 cm)
- Description
- Reversible tied scrap quilt made from clothing fabrics in various colors, fibers, and weave structures. One side has strips in different sizes of rectangles and squares sewn into rows. The edges of this side are turned over and hand sewn to the other side to form the binding. On the other side there are several large pieces of red fabric, including two long rectangular strips at the center with a ten-piece block of small rectangles between them at the dead center. A mixture of square and half-triangle blocks are pieced together in rows, with some large rectangular black blocks interspersed, to form the remainder of this side. A thick layer of batting placed between the two sides, with the layers attached by ties in blue, white, and red yarn.
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry
- Object number
- 2014.156.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Strip quilt of red and black plaid, with lavender, yellow, and pink stripes
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- mid 20th-early 21st century
- Medium
- cotton cloth, batting, thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 78 1/2 × 66 1/2 × 1/8 in. (199.4 × 168.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- Strip Quilt with five columns alternating in three (3) columns of a red and black woven plaid with two (2) columns of thin strips of lavender, yellow, and pink solid fabrics sewn together. The pastel strips do not have the same color running through the entire column, meaning the stripe is broken up where the strips are pieced together to achieve the full length of the quilt. The quilt is backed with four (4) different fabrics pieced together including a blue stripe, a white and blue small scale floral print, a green on green leafy vine print, and a faded burgundy and cream large scale floral print. The edges of the quilt are not even. In some places the front is turned to the back, while in others the back is turned to the front, to form the binding. The green leaf print and burgundy floral print back fabrics are visible along one long edge on the front. A thin layer of batting is placed between the top and back, which are hand quilted in a pattern of diagonal lines in white thread.
- Place made
- Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry
- Object number
- 2013.215.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pink and yellow pinwheel quilt made by Elizabeth Salter Smith
- Created by
- Salter Smith, Elizabeth Anne, American, born 1850
- Date
- 1880-1920
- Medium
- cotton cloth, cotton thread, and batting
- Dimensions
- H x W: 84 × 83 in. (213.4 × 210.8 cm)
- Description
- A pink, yellow, and white quilt with a repeating block design of hand-pieced and appliqued pinwheels. There are nine (9) pinwheels arranged in three (3) columns of (3) and surrounded by sashing. The pinwheels are hand-pieced from plain white and double pink prints creating a striped effect. Each wheel has a saw tooth border and an appliqued pink center. The pinwheel is hand-appliqued to a pink ground. The sashing and the border are made from a bright yellow fabric with a small repeating print of red and black floral bursts and black stippled background. A pink stripe runs through the sashing and there are four (4) pink and yellow nine-patches in the corners of the sashing. The blocks and sashing are surrounded by a border made of the yellow fabric, with two pink strips sewn at each corner of the border. The quilt has thin batting and is backed with a plain off-white fabric. It is hand bound with a red and white striped fabric. The quilting is done by hand in white thread with different design elements including lines that following the wheel of each block, parallel lines in the background of the block, and a scallop or fan motif in the sashing and border. A strip of Velcro is added along the top back edge of the quilt. A fabric label is sewn at the back bottom proper left corner with hand written ink reading "CAVIGGA #8 / PINWHEELS 84" w x 87" l".
- Place made
- Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.162.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Memorial Quilt for Tuskegee Airman 2d Lt. James McCullin
- Created by
- McCullin, Vivian Lucille, American
- Subject of
- Second Lieutenant McCullin, James L., American, 1919 - 1943
- Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
- 99th Pursuit Squadron, American, 1941 - 1949
- Date
- after 1943
- Medium
- cloth and ink
- Dimensions
- H x W: 41 x 39 3/4 in. (104.1 x 101 cm)
- Description
- A quilt made in memory of Lt. James McCullin. The majority of the quilt's background is a tan fabric with a dotted blue floral design. The border of the quilt is navy blue fabric with a dotted tan floral design. In the center of the quilt is a printed photograph of James McCullin dressed as a World War II pilot. Around the portrait are triangular pieces of the blue fabric forming a sunburst pattern. Around the edges of the quilt are pieces of fabric with images and text printed on them. Many of these pieces are McCullin's personal documents such as his diploma, Army certification, and correspondence with the War Department concerning his disappearance in 1943. The images include the plane he flew, his grave, and the building named after him at Kentucky State University.
- Place depicted
- Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Italy, Europe
- Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Families
- Military
- Tuskegee Airmen
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the McCullin Family, in memory of Second Lieutenant James L. McCullin
- Object number
- 2013.52.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Scrap quilt made by Elizabeth Salter Smith
- Created by
- Salter Smith, Elizabeth Anne, American, born 1850
- Date
- 1870-1900
- Medium
- cotton cloth, cotton batting, and cotton thread
- Dimensions
- H x W: 93 x 78 in. (236.2 x 198.1 cm)
- Description
- A quilted bedcover made with printed and woven scrap fabrics by Elizabeth Salter Smith. The individual scraps are a variety of geometric shapes including squares, rectangles, triangles, and parallelograms. All of the scraps are hand pieced together, including an apparent additional horizontal strip along the top edge of the bedcover. The fabrics represent common dress prints and shirtings available in the second half of the nineteenth century, including novelty shirtings depicting anchors and horses. The quilt contains cotton batting and is backed with a cream, black, and gold plaid cotton flannel. The backing is turned to the front and hand stitched to make binding. However, the top edge of the binding is a black printed abstract design that has been both hand and machine sewn from back to front. The bedcover is hand quilted with white cotton thread in a scallop or fan design. A fabric label is sewn at the back proper right corner with handwritten ink reading "WHITLEY 3 / 97 1/2" l x 83" w". A strip of Velcro is sewn along the back top edge.
- Place made
- Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.162.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Crazy quilt in wool, synthetic, and cotton fabrics with yarn embroidery
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- mid to late 20th century
- Medium
- wool, synthetic fiber, and cotton with Acrylic yarn embroidery
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 67 3/4 × 69 × 1/8 in. (172.1 × 175.3 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- Crazy quilt made from asymmetrical patches in multiple colors of wool, synthetic, and cotton fabrics in printed and woven designs with embroidered embellishments using acrylic yarn in various colors. The yarn colors are brighter tones than the fabrics. There are several horseshoe shaped pieces with heavily embroidered decoration, with floral motifs prevalent throughout the embroidery as well. The quilt is backed with a large scale floral print in tones of pink on a tan ground. There is no inner layer and the top and back are only attached by the seam around the edge. A muslin sleeve is hand sewn to the back of one edge for hanging.
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry
- Object number
- 2013.215.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Quilt with Drunkard's Path variation blocks hand pieced and hand quilted
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- late 19th century
- Medium
- cotton cloth, cotton batting, and cotton thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 89 1/4 × 61 3/4 × 1/8 in. (226.7 × 156.8 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- Drunkard's Path variation hand pieced quilt in red, white, and heavily faded green or blue. There are twenty-four (24) blocks made in an unequal nine-patch variation of the Drunkard's Path pattern that has a four-patch in the center patch of each block. The blocks alternate red and green to create a lattice effect. Red inner borders with green outer borders surround the blocks. The quilt is backed with plain white cotton that is turned to the front around the edges to form the binding. The top, cotton batting, and back, are attached with hand quilting in a scalloped design using white thread.
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry
- Object number
- 2013.215.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Reversible strip quilt made from clothing fabrics
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 20th century
- Medium
- wool, cotton, synthetic fiber, batting, and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 87 1/2 × 70 1/2 × 1/4 in. (222.3 × 179.1 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Strip quilt made from pieces of clothing fabrics in various weave structures and fibers with muted color tones. Some of the strips have seams, indicating they may be made from recycled clothing. The strips are not uniform in size and are sewn in four (4) columns with the strips oriented horizontally. Each long side has a border of vertically oriented strips, while the top and bottom sides do not have this additional border. The edges of the blocks are turned to the back and sewn down to form a self-fabric binding. The back of the quilt is also pieced from clothing samples, but has five (5) columns of strips roughly the same width across, with a thinner column along one long edge. A thin layer of batting is placed between the top and back. The layers are sewn together with machine quilting in a grid pattern using navy thread.
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry
- Object number
- 2014.156.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible