Quilt: Blocks and Strips Variation
Lucy Mooney
(American, 1880–1969)
1935
Object PlaceGee's Bend, Alabama, United States
Medium/TechniquePieced and embroidered cotton and wool
Dimensions87 x 68 inches
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from the Frank B. Bemis Fund, The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection, and Gallery Instructor 50th Anniversary Fund to support The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection, and gift of Souls Grown Deep Foundation from the William S. Arnett Collection
Accession number2018.3093
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
ProvenanceBy 2010, sold by the artist to William Arnett, Atlanta, GA; 2010, transferred by William Arnett to Souls Grown Deep Foundation (founded 2010), Atlanta, GA; 2018, sold by Souls Grown Deep Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2018)
1835-40
mid to late 1860s
about 1859
