Four Patch Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, circa 1950

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Quilt

Date Made

circa 1950

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Made by Susana Allen Hunter in Wilcox County, Alabama.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2006.79.10

Credit

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

Material

Cotton (Textile)
Batting
Cotton (Fiber)
Chenille (Yarn)

Technique

Piecing
Quilting
Hand sewing

Color

Blue
White (Color)
Pink (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Gray (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 80 in
Width: 68.25 in

Inscriptions

Printed on flour sack on backing of quilt: TA NUMBER 5615 / WHEAT FLOUR / ENRICHED, UNBLEACHED [shield with shaking hands between 4 stars, 7 red stripes, 6 white stripes] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / DONATED / BY THE PEOPLE / OF THE / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / NOT TO BE SOLD OR EXCHANGED / CONTRACT NO. MP(FF)12953 / NET WEIGHT 100 ILBS / USE NO HOOKS / UNRWA [Middle Eastern script] Printed on flour sack on backing of quilt: TA-5619 / WHEAT FLOUR / ENRICHED UNBLEACHED DONATED BY THE / PEOPLE / OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA [shield with shaking hands between 4 stars, 7 red stripes, 6 white stripes] / NOT TO BE SOLD OR EXCHANGED / CONTRACT NO. MP(FF)12379 / NET WEIGHT 100 ILBS / USE-NO-HOOKS / UNRWA Printed on feed sack on backing of quilt: MANUFACTURED BY / CENTRALIA FARMERS / CO-OP., INC. / SELMA, ALABAMA / FULTON BAGS - ATLANTA Printed on seed sack, in reverse, on backing of quilt: COKER'S PEDIGREE / TRADE / THE GUANANTEE OF . . . / BREEDER REGISTERE . . . / COKER'S PEDIGREED / HARTSVLL . .. / SOUTH'S FOREMOST S . . .
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