Afro-American Women and Quilts
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Pattern Names: Cuesta's Sampler
Quilter Group: Friends of Cuesta Benberry
Top By: Benberry, Cuesta
Quilted By: ladies, The Kinlock Community Center
Period: 1976-1999
Date: 1979
Location Made: St. Louis, Missouri (MO) United States
Project Name: Michigan State University Museum Collection
Contributor: Michigan State University Museum
ID Number: 08.0061
Layout Format: Block pattern
Quilt Size: 53" x 78"
Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Print
Colors: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Brown, Blue
Construction: Machine Piecing, Reverse Applique, Hand Applique, Embroidery
Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting
Purpose or Function: Teaching or learning sample, Artwork/wall hanging
Inscription: Mother! When around your child
You clasp your arms in love
And when with grateful joy
You raise to God above---
Your eyes,
Think of the Negro mother;
When her child is torn away---
Sold for a little slave--oh, then,
For that mother, Pray!
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