QUILT INDEX RECORD
8-5-432
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Who documented this quilt?
Kentucky Quilt Project; High Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project
Kentucky Quilt Project Number:
34-17-8
Alternate inventory control number:
High Museum accession #1995.82
Owner's name for quilt:
Bible Scenes Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Applique
What color is the quilt?
Red; Blue or Navy; White
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c. 1900-1910
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
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:
76 1/2" x 71"
Quilt top made by:
Drake, family member
Where the quilt was made, city:
Thomaston
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:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
High Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Atlanta
Quilt owner's state:
Georgia (GA)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
High Museum, Atlanta, GA
Cite this Quilt
Drake, family membe. Bible Scenes Quilt. 1901-1929. From University of Louisville Archives and Records Center, Kentucky Quilt Project; High Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=8-5-432. Accessed: 03/29/24
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