Quilt, “Pigpen” pattern

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

About 1900

  • Titles Quilt, "Pigpen" pattern (Descriptive)
  • Medium textiles, wool
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Helen and Robert Cargo, AFI.105.2006
  • Work Type quilt
  • Classification Quilts

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