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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.
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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
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