Quilt, “Baskets” pattern

Pickens County, Alabama

About 1925

  • Titles Quilt, "Baskets" pattern (Descriptive)
  • Medium textiles
  • Dimensions 86 1/2 × 86 1/2 in. (219.7 × 219.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Robert and Helen Cargo African American Quilt Collection; Gift of Caroline Cargo, AFI.777.2013
  • Work Type quilt
  • Classification Quilts

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