Strip Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, 1945-1948

Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Strip quilt

Date Made

1945-1948

Creators

Hunter, Susana Allen, 1912-2005

Place of Creation

United States, Alabama, Wilcox county

Creator Notes

Made by Susana Allen Hunter in Wilcox County, Alabama

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2006.79.14

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
Flannel
Nylon

Technique

Piecing
Quilting
Hand sewing

Color

Multicolored
White (Color)
Red
Pink (Color)
Gray (Color)
Yellow (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 77.5 in
Width: 66.75 in

Inscriptions

Printed on four pieces of flour sack on quilt top: SOUTHERN DAISY / HIGH PATENT / VITAMIN AND MINERAL / ENRICHED SELF-RISING FLOU[R] / TIOGA MILLS [illegible] / WAVERLY, N.Y. Printed on piece of seed sack on quilt top: QUALITY SEED Printed on seed sack on backing of quilt: 100 LBS. / ALABAMA / GROWN / COTTON SEED / TREATED AND PROCESSED BY / CENTRAL FARMERS / CO-OP., INC. / SELMA, ALA.

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