Pig Pen Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, circa 1950

Artifact

Quilt

Date Made

circa 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 

Utility quilts 

Quilts 

Bed coverings 

African American quilts 

African Americans 

Quiltmakers 

Right Angle (Pattern) 

Pig pen (Pattern) 

Improvisational (Style) 

Pieced quilts 

Pig Pen (Pattern) 

Housetop (Pattern) 

Hunter family 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2006.79.9

Credit

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

Material

Cotton (textile)
Corduroy
Synthetic fiber

Technique

Piecing
Quilting
Hand sewing

Color

Orange (Color)
Brown
Gray (Color)
Yellow
Pink (Color)
Red
Green

Dimensions

Height: 86.375 in

Width: 64.75 in

Inscriptions

Printed on piece of flour sack on front of quilt; dyed pink: OPLE OF / AMERICA