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The History and Meaning of An Inscribed Quilt From An African American Community in Detroit, Michigan

2023

MacDowell, Marsha; Sorrells, Berkley; Music, Marsha

Detroit, Michigan, United States

From Uncoverings 2023, Volume 44 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

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35-93-1
1960s
Detroit Signature...
Rogers, Sister Matt...

Date Made: 1960s

Detroit Signature

Creator: Rogers, Sister Mattie; Russel, Sister Annie Mae; Turner, Sister Carrie; Pinkney, Iantha; Wilson, Sister Roberta; Wiggins, Sister Ethel; Parker, Genevieve; Sheffield, Sister Phyllis; Johson, Sister Ida; Parker, Dorothy; Daniels, Sister Destine; Mason, Mrs. Mollie; Randall, Sister Ruth; Anderson, Sister Adell; Grean, Sister Irene; Jones, Sister Margie; Roberts, Sister Julia; Parker, Sister Iverleaner; Railey, Sister Lois

Location Made: Black Bottom Neighborhood, Detroit, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 65" x 80"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

KID: 12-8-6640

12-8-6640

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