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) 

Pieced quilts 

Hunter family 

Western Grain Company 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2006.79.15

Credit

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

Material

Batting
Cellulose acetate
Cotton (Textile)
Linen (Material)
Flannel

Technique

Piecing
Quilting
Hand sewing

Color

Navy Blue
Ivory (Color)
Light blue
Pink (Color)
Maroon

Dimensions

Height: 80.625 in

Width: 62.5 in

Inscriptions

Printed on corn meal sack on backing of quilt: ENRICHED / WHITE CORN MEAL . . . / 25 LBS. NET WEIGHT / CABIN HOME [image of log cabin with well] / ERICHED / WHITE CORN MEAL . OLD STYLE UNBOLTED / MANUFACTURED BY / WESTERN GRAIN CO. / BIRMINGHAM, ALA.