Sixteen-patch multi-colored quilt
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Pieced quilt made with ninety (90) sixteen-patch blocks separated by sashing. The blocks are made from a variety of printed cottons in various designs including florals and novelty prints. Most of the sashing is made from a pink, blue, green, and cream printed stripe fabric. There is one outer row and one outer column with the sashing made from a white, blue, red, and brown printed stripe. This fabric is used as the binding on all edges. There are no borders. The quilt is backed with a blue and white striped fabric. The top, batting, and back are attached with hand quilting in large stitches using white thread stitched in horizontal rows.
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: 2013.215.9
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 cloth, batting, thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 93 × 70 1/2 × 1/2 in. (236.2 × 179.1 × 1.3 cm)