Quilt with the Delta Sigma Theta logo
date: label: Date
content: 2000
name: label: Created by
content: Eastern Region, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1925
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey, American
label: Subject of
content: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
label: Subject of
content: Habitat for Humanity, American, founded 1976
notes: label: Description
content: A large square-shaped red and white fabric quilt presented by the Allentown, Chester and Valley Forge Alumnae Chapters, Eastern Region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority to Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey. At the center of the quilt is the Delta Sigma Theta crest within a diamond shaped red fabric inset. In the upper left corner there is a red thread dedication to Bertha Maxwell Roddey. In the upper right corner there is a logo for Habitat for Humanity. The lower left contains a gold figure and the right corner contains a design to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Delta Sigma Theta. The back of the quilt is red and has a white tag with red handwriting that gives information about the quilt's presenters.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Sororities
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: Women's organizations
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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 Bertha Maxwell Roddey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.22.4
objectType: label: Type
content: quilts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cloth and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 56 x 56 in. (142.2 x 142.2 cm)