Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
Date
ca. 1863, repaired later
Medium
dye on cotton
Dimensions
H x W: 84 × 68 in. (213.4 × 172.7 cm)
Description
A lightweight quilt with an eight pointed star design handmade by an enslaved person near Macon, Georgia. Each block is composed of a center square of colored fabric surrounded by triangles in the same fabric pieced together with light colored fabric triangles to form an eight pointed star. A fabric with striped red, brown and white print forms a border around the blocks. The quilt has been tied off with white string at the center and edges of each block as well as along the outside border. There are white fabric strips on the reverse with loops at the edge. The reverse has a white background with a black linear dot pattern. The fabric is stained and discolored with previous repairs.
Place made
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Textiles and Quilts
Type
quilts
Topic
Craftsmanship
Design
Domestic life
Slavery
Textile design
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2017.108.6
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c0f9fcef-51e4-4dda-b370-b576e0661874

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

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