Scrap quilt made by Elizabeth Salter Smith
date: label: Date
content: 1910-1950
name: label: Created by
content: Elizabeth Anne Salter Smith, American, 1850 - 1937
notes: label: Description
content: Scrap quilt made by Elizabeth Salter Smith using a mixture of solid, woven, and printed fabric in various weaves and fibers. Most of the fabrics are cotton. The top is made up of pieces of fabrics in rectangle, square, and triangle shapes sewn together without distinct rows or columns. The back of the quilt is a burgundy and orange striped plaid with a strip of gold and black plaid along the bottom side. The edges of the backing fabric are turned to the front and hand sewn to form the binding, with all of the corners rounded. Batting is placed between the top and back, with hand-quilting in white thread in a scalloped design holding the layers together. A strip of Velcro is sewn along the back top edge. A fabric label with handwritten text in black ink reading "WHITLEY / 2 / 74" L x 72" W" is sewn at the back proper left bottom corner.
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: 2013.215.12
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: cotton, linen, synthetic fiber, batting, and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 73 1/2 × 70 1/2 × 1/4 in. (186.7 × 179.1 × 0.6 cm)