Quilt, Circles pattern
This vivid work of art proves that circumstances such as not having enough of a single color green or purple fabric to make a completely uniform pattern only adds to the creativity and joyous quality of the finished quilt’s unusual design. Attributed to an unidentified Black maker from Alabama, its construction, materials, and quilting style align with quilts by other Black makers from the American South.
Artwork Details
- Title: Quilt, Circles pattern
- Maker: Unidentified maker, Alabama
- Date: 1960s–1970s
- Geography: Made in Alabama, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Cotton, pieced and quilted
- Dimensions: 71 1/4 × 62 1/4 in. (181 × 158.1 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Roderick E. Kiracofe and John Biddle Eiman in honor of Amelia Peck, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.398
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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