Strip Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, 1960-1970

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Strip quilt

Date Made

1960-1970

Creator Notes

Made by Susana Allen Hunter in Wilcox County, Alabama.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2006.79.13

Credit

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

Material

Cotton (Textile)
Flannel
Denim
Batting

Technique

Piecing
Tying
Tufting
Hand sewing

Color

Multicolored
Brown
Purple
Red
Yellow (Color)
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 78.5 in
Width: 60 in

Inscriptions

On top of quilt, flour sack with image of polar bear on ice flow with rainbow above: PK / MEET'G REG. / CONS'ED FRT / SHIP'G BAG GTD / PERCY KNT. / [illegible] AS CO. / INK USED / THIS BAG WSHE / EASILY IN WARM / AND SOAP. KEN / POLAR / THE NEW ERA MILLING CO / A Printed on feed sack: CAT / ED / 5 [image of quarter moon] / 6 / 1.2 Printed on feed sack: 40 - [illegible] / R 1951 / CU
Strip Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, 1960-1970