QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

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

2015.30.1

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for the quilt:

Strip Quilt

Shape of edge:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Piecing

Description of the back:

Backing made from bleached fertilizer sacks

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c1965

Time period:

1950-1975

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wilcox

Where the quilt was made, state:

Alabama (AL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Susana Allen Hunter made her quilts from worn clothing, dress scraps, and left-over feed and fertilizer sacks.

Quilt top made by:

Hunter, Susana Allen

Quilted by:

Hunter, Susana Allen

Quiltmaker's state:

Alabama (AL)

Quiltmaker's county:

Wilcox

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1912

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

2005

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

African American

Quilt owner's name:

The Henry Ford

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's city:

Dearborn

Quilt owner's county:

Wayne

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

The Henry Ford, all rights reserved.

When was the form filled out?

2024-08-05

Who photographed this quilt?

Photos courtesy of The Henry Ford.

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