Quilt made from clothing samples in mulitple colors
date: label: Date
content: 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A tied quilt made from suiting fabrics in muted and bright tones of gray, black, brown, blue, and red machine sewn together. The pieces are all of uniform rectangular size, suggesting they are from a salesman's sample or swatch book. The quilt is backed with a green cotton fabric that is turned over at the edges and then sewn around the turned edges of the top. There is no additional border or binding. There is a thin layer of rust colored wool batting between the top and back. The top and backing are attached with orange yarn ties placed at the center long edge and the corners of each block on the top. A muslin sleeve is hand sewn along the top back edge for hanging.
place: label: Place made
content: Cullman, 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: 2014.156.3
objectType: label: Type
content: quilts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wool, cotton, wool batting, and yarn
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 80 1/4 × 68 × 3/8 in. (203.8 × 172.7 × 1 cm)