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Freedom Quilt; Pieced, Applique

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

8-5-421

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:

34-17-24

Owner's name for quilt:

Freedom Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Pieced, Applique

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Time period:

1976-1999

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1980

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Other synthetic

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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

73" x 85"

Quilt top made by:

Telfair, Jessie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Parrot

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

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

Telfair, Jessi. Freedom Quilt. 1976-1999. 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=8-5-421. Accessed: 03/28/24

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