Whirligig Quilt by Lovie Simmons Richburg, circa 1976

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Block quilt (Quilt)

Date Made

circa 1976

Creator Notes

Made by Lovie Simmons Richburg of Luverne, Crenshaw County, Alabama, possibly for her daughter Mary Charles Richburg.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2007.62.6

Credit

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

Material

Cotton (Textile)
Batting

Technique

Piecing
Quilting
Hand sewing

Color

Blue
Dark purplish blue
Red
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 81.5 in
Width: 67 in