Star of LeMoyne Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, circa 1950

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Block quilt (Quilt)

Date Made

circa 1950

Creator Notes

Made by Susana Allen Hunter in Wilcox County, Alabama.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2006.79.2

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
Rayon

Technique

Piecing
Quilting
Hand sewing

Color

Multicolored
Blue
Red
White (Color)
Pink (Color)
Purple

Dimensions

Height: 85.5 in
Width: 73.5 in

Inscriptions

Printed on verso, from a fertilizer sack: 6 - 8 - 4
Star of LeMoyne Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, circa 1950