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Quilt, “Blocks” pattern
Ida Bell Bester
About 1975-1980
Titles
Quilt, "Blocks" pattern (Descriptive)
Artist
Ida Bell Bester, American, Emelle, Alabama, 1901 - 1993
Medium
textiles, cotton satin
Dimensions
94 × 81 in. (238.8 × 205.7 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.781.2013
Work Type
quilt
Classification
Quilts
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Robert Cargo hand-written tag: Ida Bell Bester / 92x82 / Emelle, Al. AA
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