- 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 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
- 2014.156.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




