Quilt Blocks, “Nine-Patch” pattern

Alabama

  • Titles Quilt Blocks, "Nine-Patch" pattern (Descriptive)
  • Artist Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, United States
  • Medium textiles
  • Dimensions each: 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (21.6 x 21.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Helen and Robert Cargo, AFI.169.2009.1-.2
  • Work Type quilt blocks
  • Classification Quilts

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