Patchwork Quilt with Inner and Outer Border
date: label: Date
content: 1996
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: The center of this colorful patchwork quilt is made of solid, calico, and striped African fabric pieced together in two-inch squares to form a large rectangular block. A solid blue cloth provides an inner border for this rectangle as well as an outer rectangular border. The area between borders is pieced with colorful two-inch squares. The quilting, which was done by hand, skillfully outlines subtle squares, diamonds, and stars.
label: Caption
content: After moving to Washington, DC following World War II, Ira Blount mastered dozens of artisanal crafts. His love for crafting, learning, and community engagement would endure over the course of his long life and career.
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content: Anacostia Community Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Cite As
content: Gift of Ira Blount
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Anacostia Community Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2011.0004.0133
objectType: label: Type
content: quilt
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cotton, polyester, batting, ink
label: Dimensions
content: 65 7/8 × 59 1/2 in. (167.4 × 151.2 cm)