Harriet Powers's Bible Quilt, 1885-1886

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Harriet Powers's Bible Quilt, 1885-1886

1885-1886

https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_556462

1 quilt : 75 in x 89 in; 191 cm x 227 cm.

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National Museum of American History (U.S.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 11675065

National Museum of American History (U.S.)

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Powers, Harriet, 1837-1910

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Harriet Powers (born October 29, 1837, Clarke County, Georgia – died January 1, 1910, Clarke County, Georgia), American folk artist and quilter. Born into slavery in rural northeast Georgia, she married young and had a large family. Until the end of the American Civil War, Powers was enslaved by John and Nancy Lester in Madison County, Georgia. After the American Civil War and emancipation, she and her husband became landowners by the 1880s, but lost their land due to financial problems. ...