Wool quilt with zigzag block design
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1910
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Pieced quilt made from wool clothing fabrics in muted tones of mostly gray and blue. The colors are arranged to create a stepped diagonal design, with an overall zigzag effect. The quilt is backed with red cotton flannel that is turned to the front around the edges to create the binding. The corners are slightly rounded. The top and back are tied with red and cream yarn.
place: label: Place collected
content: Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2013.215.16
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: wool, cotton flannel, and yarn
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 87 × 69 1/2 × 1/8 in. (221 × 176.5 × 0.3 cm)