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NameQuilt

Maker Mary Lee Bendolph (born 1935)

CultureAfrican American

Date2009

Place madeGee's Bend, Alabama, United States, North America

MediumCotton, synthetic fiber

Dimensions84 5/8 × 86 1/4 in. (215 × 219 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, FA.2014.60.1

Object numberFA.2014.60.1

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionMade almost exclusively of corduroy, but with several patches of velvet, twill, and synthetic (purplish) materials. The quilt is a riot of color, including cobalt blue, white, navy, turquoise, teal, magenta, burgundy, rose, pink, pale blue, brown, greys, olive, black, yellow ochre, lavender, red and yellow. The design is organic, composed of squares, rectangles, triangles, and irregular shapes. The white cotton backing consists of two pieces of material, machine sewn together. The hand quilting (white thread) is a white stripe, somewhat wavy pattern. Stripes on average are 3cm apart. The quilt has a hanging sleeve on the back.