Created by
Salter Smith, Elizabeth Anne, American, 1850 - 1937
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 and 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
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c1a9aa26-70f2-44ed-86d4-e60857940b23

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