Strip Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, circa 1965
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Strip quilt
Date Made
circa 1965
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by Susana Allen Hunter in Wilcox County, Alabama.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2006.79.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Purchased with funds from the Eleanor B. Safford Memorial Textile Fund.
Material
Batting
Corduroy
Cotton (Fiber)
Cotton (Textile)
Technique
Piecing
Quilting
Hand sewing
Color
Multicolored
Ivory (Color)
Blue
Green
Red
Purple
Pink (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 83 in
Width: 66.25 in
Inscriptions
Printed on salt sack on quilt backing:
STERLING / SALT / INTERNATIONAL SALT CO., INC. / AVERY ISLAND, LA MANUFACTURED
Printed on red rose chintz: VAT COLORS - EVERGLAZE CHINTZ
Printed on striped decorator fabric: KEEPSAKE / HOSHEEN
Printed on feed sack on backing:
USE PURINA SANITATION / 100 LBS. NET / PURINA / CHICK / CHOW / COURSE / CHICK CHOW COURSE
Printed on feed sack on quilt backing:
100 LBS. NET / PURINA / TURKEY GROWING / CHOW / TO BE FED WITH GRAIN / TURKEY GROWING CHOW / CHECKERS
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