Dress

Southern United States

  • Titles Dress (Descriptive)
  • Medium cotton, lace
  • Dimensions Overall: 51 1/2 in. (130.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of George R. Herran, Jr., 1983.46
  • Work Type dress
  • Classification Costume

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Futura vase, "Juke Box", shape 386-8"
Picture or story quilt handcrafted of multi-colored cotton and cotton blend fabrics in shades of red, green and blue, made in commemoration of the Civil Rights Movement, in a grid pattern of nine blocks beginning in the upper left corner with block 5) Bus Boycott--Rosa Parks; upper middle block 6) [illegible] Baptist Church (appears to be an image of Bethel Baptist Church); upper right block 8) Kennedy Saga; middle left block 1) 16th Street Baptist Church; middle block 3) Extra Milers; middle right block 2) Freedom Riders; lower left block 7) Edmund Pettus Bridge; lower middle block 4) Dexter Avenue Baptist Church; lower right block 9) Directory.
Small bulbous vase with narrow neck and mouth of grayish clay glazed in shades of brown and beige, flecked, and mottled with touch of lilac
Large, colorful album quilt comprised of 42 blocks of applique on solid cotton, each made by a different quilter in a different design, the blocks include flowers and floral motifs based on Alabama native flora, in the center is the United States flag, appearing to flutter gently in a light breeze, bearing 30 stars, the backing a plain muslin.