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8-5-419

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

University of Louisville Archives and Records Center

Who documented this quilt?

Kentucky Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Kentucky Quilt Project Number:

34-17-23

Owner's name for quilt:

Scrap Diamonds

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1930-1940

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

73 1/4" x 60"

Quilt top made by:

Berry, Mary Bell

Where the quilt was made, city:

Indianapolis

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt: Always There - The African American Presence in American Quilts. Louisville, KY. February 7-March 31, 1992. Louisville Museum of History and Science.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Kentucky Quilt Project

Cite this Quilt

Berry, Mary Bel. Scrap Diamonds. 1930-1949. From University of Louisville Archives and Records Center, Kentucky Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=8-5-419. Accessed: 04/19/24