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Bible Scenes Quilt; Applique

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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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