On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Created by
Hardiman, Katie Mariah, American, 1877 - 1954
Johnson, Marguerite Russell, American, born 1917
Owned by
Russell, Edgar, American, 1874 - 1955
Goins, Lorene Estell Russell, American
Date
1930s
Medium
cotton
Dimensions
H x W: 72 1/2 × 81 in. (184.2 × 205.7 cm)
Description
Quilt from Lyle Station, Indiana, owned by the Russell family. The off-white quilt has blue diamonds in a nine-patch pattern. The pattern extends from selvage edge to selvage edge. The quilt is faded with small stains. There is no pattern on the reverse. The quilt was pieced by Katie Russell and hand quilted by her daughter, Marguerite Russell Johnson.
Place used
Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Textiles-Quilts
Type
textiles
quilts
Topic
Communities
Design
Domestic life
Families
Rural life
Textile design
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
Object number
2018.96
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59fff2ab0-31a5-4617-bb1c-7c6b5be9bf2f

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