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TitleOde to Gee's Bend
Date Created2015
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TitleIdle Hands
Date Created2006
DescriptionMy mother was a quilter. Her quilts were not the traditional wedding ring or pinwheel designs; they were utilitarian but also pretty and unique. She made her quilts by hand using any and all kinds of...
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TitleOde to Gee's Bend II
Date Created2014
DescriptionThis quilt was inspired by the improvisational quilts of Gee's Bend, Alabama.
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TitleLog Cabin Quilt
Date Created1850-1899
DescriptionDonated by Mrs. Brock in 1995. Tied with silk tufts in reverse.
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TitlePineapple Quilt
Date Created1850-1899
DescriptionStrikingly similar to the Log Cabin quilt by Sophia Chendell Bensen in Montclair Historical Society Collection
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TitleUnderground Railroad Sampler
Date Created2010
DescriptionThe Underground Railroad sampler quilt is part of a trunk show of African American themed quilts.
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TitleJewel Box Pillow
Date Created1993
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TitleNubian Heritage Quilters Guild Banner
Date Created2005
DescriptionThe main design was the guild logo Sankofa, an Adinkra symbol meaning learn from the past to prepare for the future. Additional blocks were from the Underground Railroad book. Authentic Kente cloth...
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TitleGrandma's Quilt
Date Created2000
DescriptionWhen I was a young teenager, my father found these squares when he cleaned out my grandfather's apartment after my grandfather had passed away. A few of them had been pieced together so I was able to...
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TitleReplica of Slave Made Quilt
Date Created2005
DescriptionReplica of a slave made quilt