Pig Pen Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, 1945-1950

Artifact

Quilt

Date Made

1945-1950

Creators

Hunter, Susana Allen, 1912-2005 

Place of Creation

United States, Alabama, Wilcox county 

Creator Notes

Made by Susana Allen Hunter in Wilcox County, Alabama.

Keywords

United States, Alabama, Dallas county 

United States, Alabama, Wilcox county 

Scrap quilts 

Utility quilts 

Quilts 

Bed coverings 

African American quilts 

African Americans 

Quiltmakers 

Baptist Fan (Pattern) 

Elbow (Pattern) 

Improvisational (Style) 

Pig Pen (Pattern) 

Right Angle (Pattern) 

Pieced quilts 

Housetop (Pattern) 

Hunter family 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2006.79.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Purchased with funds from the Eleanor B. Safford Memorial Textile Fund.

Material

Batting
Chenille (Yarn)
Cotton (Textile)
Flannel

Technique

Piecing
Quilting
Hand sewing

Color

Tan (Color)
Brown
Green
Red
Black (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 83.25 in

Width: 68.375 in

Inscriptions

Printed on sack cloth on verso: ENRICHED . . . CABIN HOME / ENRICHED / WHITE CORN MEAL / OLD STYLE * UNBLOTED