- 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 and 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
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




