Strip Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, 1945-1950

Artifact

Strip quilt

Date Made

1945-1950

Creators

Hunter, Susana Allen, 1912-2005 

Place of Creation

United States, Alabama, Wilcox county 

Creator Notes

Made by Susana Allen Hunter in Wilcox County, Alabama.

Keywords

United States, Alabama, Dallas county 

United States, Alabama, Wilcox county 

Strip quilts 

Utility quilts 

Quilts 

Bed coverings 

African American quilts 

African Americans 

Quiltmakers 

Improvisational (Style) 

Right Angle (Pattern) 

Straight Line (Pattern) 

Pieced quilts 

Hunter family 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2006.79.26

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Purchased with funds from the Eleanor B. Safford Memorial Textile Fund.

Material

Cotton (Textile)
Wool (Textile)
Acetate
Rayon

Technique

Piecing
Quilting
Hand sewing

Color

Multicolored
Red
Green
Blue
Brown
Yellow (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 81.5 in

Width: 64.125 in

Inscriptions

Printed, in reverse on corn meal sack: CABIN HOME Printed on feed sack on back: NET WEIGHT 25 POUNDS / SUNFLOWER / ENRICHED DEGERMINATED / SELF-RISING * WHITE / CORN MEAL / MIX . . . HOPKINSVILLE MILLING CO. / INCORPORATED / HOPKINSVILLE, KY / PIONEER BAG COMPANY / N.Y.C, NY