New York Beauty Quilt by Sarah Carpenter Simmons, 1890-1910

Artifact

Block quilt (Quilt)

Date Made

1890-1910

Creators

Simmons, Sarah Ann Carpenter, 1861-1917 

Place of Creation

United States, Alabama, Luverne 

Creator Notes

Made by Sarah Ann Carpenter Simmons in Luverne, Crenshaw County, Alabama.

Keywords

United States, Alabama, Elba 

United States, Alabama, Luverne 

Block quilts (Quilts) 

Utility quilts 

Quilts 

Bed coverings 

New York Beauty quilts 

African Americans 

African American quilts 

Quiltmakers 

New York Beauty (Pattern) 

Rocky Mountain Road (Pattern) 

Crown of Thorns (Pattern) 

Rocky Mountain Springtime (Pattern) 

Pieced quilts 

Simmons family 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2007.62.1

Credit

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

Material

Cotton (Textile)
Batting

Technique

Piecing
Quilting
Hand sewing

Color

Pink (Color)
Blue
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 82.75 in

Width: 82.75 in