Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
Date
before 1863
Medium
dye on cotton
Dimensions
H x W: 89 × 96 in. (226.1 × 243.8 cm)
Description
A reverse cotton and wool coverlet in the Catalpa Flower weave pattern made by an enslaved woman on the Singleton Family Plantation in Hawkinsville, Georgia. The cream and indigo dyed blue coverlet has a stylized flower motif of blue circles set amid cream squares. The fabric has areas of loss, fraying, and previous repairs. There are cotton support strips adhered to the reverse.
Place made
Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Textiles and Quilts
Type
coverlets
Topic
Craftsmanship
Design
Domestic life
Slavery
Textile design
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2017.108.4
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56ceccd3b-5620-45f2-bdf2-8024710cfe16

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