Strip Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, 1960-1970
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Strip quilt
Date Made
1960-1970
Creators
Place of Creation
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
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