Wool quilt with zig zag diagonal stripes
date: label: Date
content: 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Tied quilt made from rectangular blocks of wool fabrics in brown, light grey, dark grey, blue, tan, black, and dark brown. The colors are arranged to create a zig zag diagonal stripe design. The quilt is backed with light blue cotton flannel. The top and bottom are tied together with red yarn. There is no batting and the top and back are turned under on the edges and seamed with no binding. A strip of muslin is sewn along one edge of the back for hanging.
place: label: Place made
content: Pickens 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: 2013.215.14
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: 81 1/2 × 70 1/4 × 1/4 in. (207 × 178.4 × 0.6 cm)