1890 - 1920 Reverend Long's Bible Quilt
date: label: Date made
content: Late 19th, early 20th century
label: date made
content: 1890 - 1920
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Machine pieced and appliqued quilt made up of twenty 12" blocks, each with a red and black Bible. Each Bible has "HOLY BIBLE" and a cross stenciled in gold ink on it. The blocks are set with a 3" black sashing, with red squares where the sashing meets. White cotton lining. Machine quilting. 6 stitches/inch hand quilting. Bound with 3/4" straight strip of red cotton folded over edge, whipped to front and back.
label: Description
content: This quilt was possibly made for Reverend Long of Norman, Oklahma. in the late19th, early 20th century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Oklahoma, Norman
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
label: Subject
content: Bible
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Credit Line Restricted
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0013.02
label: accession number
content: 1996.0013
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0013.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: thread, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 71 in x 66 in; 180 cm x 168 cm