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12-8-6749

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Health; Quilts and Human Rights; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

15.0117

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2014:55.30

Essay:

Mother Hale's Children honors the life of Clara McBride Hale, known affectionately as Mother Hale, an activist for children's rights and founder of Hale House. During the first fifty years of her life, Mother Hale was a foster mother to over forty children. With encouragement from her daughter, she took in drug-addicted mother and her infant and cared for them. This was the beginning of decades of caring for babies born exposed to drugs or alcohol to be nurtured by Mother Hale. This marked the birth of Hale House.

During the 1970s, the scope of work initiated by Mother Hale increased to include many programs for at-risk children and their families. In the 1980s, as teh urban drug problem gave way to the AIDS crisis, Mother Hale responded by taking in children who had lost parents to the disease or who were themselves born infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Mother Hale believed, unconditionally, that all children, from all walks of life and circumstances, need and deserve love. With this love they would not only survive but would overcome the hardships into which they were born.
-- by Peggie Harwell

Quilt's title:

Mother Hale and Her Children

Subject of the quilt:

Clara "Mother" Hale

Who helped you fill out the form?

Aleia Brown

When was the form filled out?

3/26/2015

Quilt top made by:

Hartwell, Peggy

Quilted by:

Hartwell, Peggy

Where the quilt was made, city:

Summerville

Where the quilt was made, state:

South Carolina (SC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2007

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

African American

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Women of Color Quilters Network

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

50 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

60 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Single Inscription

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Mother Hale and Her Children 2007 50 1/2 x 60 1/2 Cotton Machine/hand applique Machine quilted Peggie Hartwell

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

2007

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Handwritten

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe where the inscription was found:

Bottom right

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Dyed border- 5"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique; Machine Applique

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/2"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilting African American Women's History: Our Challenges, Creativity, and Champions

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

From the Collection of Carolyn Mazloomi

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum, all rights reserved

Cite this Quilt

Hartwell, Pegg. Mother Hale and Her Children. 2007. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Health; Quilts and Human Rights; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6749. Accessed: 03/29/24

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