- 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 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
- 2013.215.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




