QUILT INDEX RECORD
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