Mosaic Medallion Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, circa 1955

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Quilt

Date Made

circa 1955

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Made by Susana Allen Hunter in Wilcox County, Alabama.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2006.79.20

Credit

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

Material

Cotton (Textile)
Rayon

Technique

Piecing
Quilting
Hand sewing

Color

Blue
White (Color)
Green
Brown
Yellow (Color)
Ivory (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 80.5 in
Width: 65.25 in

Inscriptions

Text on feed sack on quilt top: WHITE CORN MEAL . . . 100 LBS. NET WEIGHT / BIN HO Text on feed sack on quilt back: 100 LBS. NET / PURE / VICTORIAS / REFINED SUGAR Text on feed sack on quilt back: FINE GRAN / CANES / MANUFACTU / VICTORIAS MILLING / PHILIPP / 100 LBS. Text on feed sack on quilt back: 100 LBS. / CENTRALA / BRAND [illegible] / FERTILIZER / MFG. BY / CENTR[illegible] / CO-OP INC. / [illegible] LM [illegible] Text on feed sack on quilt back; reverse of sack text visible through back as well: 100 LBS NET / PURE CANE / GRANULATED / MANUFACTURED BY / CERTRAL SAN CRISTOBAL, S.A. / SAN CRISTOBAL, CUBA. / PRODUCT OF CUBA
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