Strip Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, circa 1965

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Strip quilt

Date Made

circa 1965

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