Nine-Patch Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, 1935-1945

Artifact

Block quilt (Quilt)

Date Made

1935-1945

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 

Nine-patch quilts 

Utility quilts 

Quilts 

Bed coverings 

African American quilts 

African Americans 

Quiltmakers 

Nine Patch (Pattern) 

Triple Row (Pattern) 

Baptist Fan (Pattern) 

Improvisational (Style) 

Pieced quilts 

Hunter family 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2006.79.23

Credit

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

Material

Cotton (Textile)
Cotton (Fiber)
Batting
Denim

Technique

Piecing
Quilting
Hand sewing

Color

Black (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Blue
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 78.5 in

Width: 64 in

Inscriptions

Printed on salt sacks on quilt backing: STERLING / INTERNATIONAL SALT COMPANY / INCORPORATED / AVERY ISLAND, LOUISIANA