Quilt Blocks

Alabama

About 1945-1950

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A press-molded circular pitcher with matte green galze, with a broad spout and tall neck decorated in relief with a grapevine motif. The handle is in the form of a greyhound, which appears to be climbing into the jug. The body is decorated in relief with hunting scenes: hounds attacking a stag on one side and mastiffs attacking a boar on the other.
Doll quilt
Round, dinner-sized artist proof plate of white porcelain printed with a narrow black band around the edge and a wider black band around the inner well, the rim of the plate printed in black in a pattern of small daisies that form a chain link design, the central well printed with the upper body of an African or African American woman, nude, reclining on a pillow, her hands behind her head in a relaxed position, from her mouth extends a speech bubble with the words, MMMMMM! THAT WAS SOME REAL GOOD EATIN...
Colorful quilt in the "Everybody" or "Sampler" pattern comprised of a semi-grid of quilt blocks in a variety of traditional patterns, mostly geometric and with a central star made of pastel-colored fabrics, in one corner a block with a mule and in another a large blue and yellow star, the lining plain white and made from textiles from St. Joseph’s Hospital.