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 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
2013.215.6
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58902d23e-c67d-4d15-ad88-51b5ee6c96af

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