Piecework quilt in saw design made by enslaved persons in Montgomery, Alabama
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1847
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Sidney Clopton Lanier, American, 1842 - 1881
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
notes: label: Description
content: A piecework quilt in a sawtooth design made by enslaved persons from the home of Sidney Lanier in Montgomery, Alabama. The quilt consists of blocks composed with strips of triangular pieces set in an alternating light and dark pattern to create a sawtooth design. The blocks are set against red borders. The reverse has a black background with red flower motif and cotton strips. The fabric is discolored and stained in places.
place: label: Place made
content: Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Textile design
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.5
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: dye on cotton
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 90 1/2 × 75 1/2 in. (229.9 × 191.8 cm)