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InarticulateQuilter
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#CelebratingBlackQuilters
#BlackHistoryMonth

Elizabeth Keckley (1818-1907)
was an enslaved seamstress who purchased her own freedom. She became a dressmaker for the wives of Washington DC politicians, including Mary Todd Lincoln. This surviving quilt is believed to have used fabric scraps from Lincoln’s dresses

Representative work:
The Mary Todd Lincoln Quilt
Silk appliqué
86” x 81”
c. 1860-1880

More info:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Keckley

Photo credit: WhiteHouseHistory.org

#Quilting

Medallion appliqué quilt in vintage beige, blue and red silks with some velvet. Center is an appliquéd eagle with olive branches, American flag and the embroidered word Liberty surrounded by additional rows of embroidered motifs. A wide border of what looks like paper pieced hexagons arranged to look like flowers surrounds the center section and the outermost border has additional print and embroidered motifs. The quilt is bound with red fringe.
Medallion appliqué quilt in vintage beige, blue and red silks with some velvet. Center is an appliquéd eagle with olive branches, American flag and the embroidered word Liberty surrounded by additional rows of embroidered motifs. A wide border of what looks like paper pieced hexagons arranged to look like flowers surrounds the center section and the outermost border has additional print and embroidered motifs. The quilt is bound with red fringe.
Medallion appliqué quilt in vintage beige, blue and red silks with some velvet. Center is an appliquéd eagle with olive branches, American flag and the embroidered word Liberty surrounded by additional rows of embroidered motifs. A wide border of what looks like paper pieced hexagons arranged to look like flowers surrounds the center section and the outermost border has additional print and embroidered motifs. The quilt is bound with red fringe.

Elizabeth Keckley - Wikipedia

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