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Quilt composed of dark blue, gray, orange, and light gray squares arranged in a checkered pattern. The squares are bordered and framed by uneven yellow, blue, and light gray strips.
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Ruth Pettway Mosely

Nine-Patch Quilt

Description

Maker

Ruth Pettway Mosely (American, 1928-2006)

Title

Nine-Patch Quilt
Gee's Bend

Year

ca. 1955

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Geography

Place Made: Boykin, Alabama

Dimensions

236.2 x 195.6 cm (93 x 77 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase: Mary B. Jackson Fund and gifts of Alice Marcoux, Mrs. Leon A. Mnuchin, Anne D. Utescher and Pixie D. Arnold, Lila and Martha Wetherbee, and museum property, by exchange, and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation

Object Number

2021.87.1

Type

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Ruth Pettway Mosely (American, 1928-2006)
Nine-Patch Quilt; Gee's Bend, ca. 1955
Cotton plain weave and cotton corduroy patchwork
236.2 x 195.6 cm (93 x 77 inches)
Museum purchase: Mary B. Jackson Fund and gifts of Alice Marcoux, Mrs. Leon A. Mnuchin, Anne D. Utescher and Pixie D. Arnold, Lila and Martha Wetherbee, and museum property, by exchange, and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation 2021.87.1

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