Quilt, “Double Axe Bit” pattern

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

About 1960

  • Titles Quilt, "Double Axe Bit" pattern (Descriptive)
  • Medium textiles
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Helen and Robert Cargo, AFI.108.2007
  • Work Type quilt
  • Classification Quilts

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