Appliqué quilt made by Ruth Bailey
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
name: label: Created by
content: Ruth Bailey, American, born 1900
notes: label: Description
content: Appliqué quilt in red, dark green, yellow, and white made by Ruth Bailey. The quilt top consists of nine (9) blocks all the same with a hand-appliquéd abstract floral design in solid dark green, solid red, and yellow printed floral fabrics on a white ground. Dark green sashing and red posts surround the blocks, with a dark green border and red squares in each corner as a final border. There is no batting between the top and back layers, with the back made from plain white cotton. The edges of the back are turned over and hand stitched to the front to form the binding. The top and back are hand-quilted with white thread that is stitched in an outline pattern of the appliqué design on the top. A fabric label with embroidered text reading "Handmade by / Ruth Bailey" is sewn at the center of one border edge.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.156.5
objectType: label: Type
content: quilts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cotton
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 58 5/8 × 58 1/2 × 1/8 in. (148.9 × 148.6 × 0.3 cm)