Pig Pen Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, circa 1950

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

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

2006.79.9

Credit

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

Material

Cotton (textile)
Corduroy
Synthetic fiber

Technique

Piecing
Quilting
Hand sewing

Color

Orange (Color)
Brown
Gray (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Pink (Color)
Red
Green

Dimensions

Height: 86.375 in
Width: 64.75 in

Inscriptions

Printed on piece of flour sack on front of quilt; dyed pink: OPLE OF / AMERICA