"Words" Quilt
Sarah Mary Taylor, American, 1916 - 2000
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
c. 1979-1983Medium:
Cotton and polyester; running stitchDimensions:
6 feet 7 inches × 68 7/8 inches (200.7 × 174.9 cm)Copyright:
Research inconclusive. Copyright may apply.Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
2006-163-10Credit Line:
The Ella King Torrey Collection of African American Quilts, 2006
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
c. 1979-1983Medium:
Cotton and polyester; running stitchDimensions:
6 feet 7 inches × 68 7/8 inches (200.7 × 174.9 cm)Copyright:
Research inconclusive. Copyright may apply.Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2006-163-10Credit Line:
The Ella King Torrey Collection of African American Quilts, 2006
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african american [x] african american art [x] african american artist [x] black art [x] female artist [x] folk art [x] handcraft [x] letters [x] quilt [x] quilted [x] text [x] textile [x] woman artist [x]Inspired by her aunt Pecolia Warner, who made a quilt with her first initial P, Sarah Mary Taylor designed a series of "word" quilts that play with the positive and negative shapes of letters. The text is not easily deciphered; some of the words have meaning if sounded phonetically.
