Facts & fabrications : unraveling the history of quilts and slavery

Name/Title

Facts & fabrications : unraveling the history of quilts and slavery

Entry/Object ID

TT835.B63 2006

Description

"The most current research on the role of quilts during the time of slavery, emancipation, and the Underground Railroad is presented in a collection of nine projects that combine historic blocks with the author's own designs."

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Suzanne Stassevitch

Notes

Gift of Suzanne Stassevitch, August 2022.

Lexicon

Search Terms

african american quilts, patchwork--patterns, quilting--patterns , quilts--united states, slavery--southern states

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Barbara Brackman

Publisher

C & T Publishing

Place Published

City

Lafayette, CA

Date Published

2006

ISBN

9781571203649, 1571203648

LCCN

2006013689

Notes

Length: 110

General Notes

Note Type

Contents

Note

Facts and fabrications -- Quilts and slavery: a historical search -- Samplers and quilts recalling slavery days -- The blocks -- Adapting the sampler for children.