Quilt made from clothing samples in mulitple colors

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A tied quilt made from suiting fabrics in muted and bright tones of gray, black, brown, blue, and red machine sewn together. The pieces are all of uniform rectangular size, suggesting they are from a salesman's sample or swatch book. The quilt is backed with a green cotton fabric that is turned over at the edges and then sewn around the turned edges of the top. There is no additional border or binding. There is a thin layer of rust colored wool batting between the top and back. The top and backing are attached with orange yarn ties placed at the center long edge and the corners of each block on the top. A muslin sleeve is hand sewn along the top back edge for hanging.

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