Category: Appliqué
Harriet Powers Bible Quilt (Reproduction)
Maker, Unknown
c. 1990
90″ x 85″
The original Bible Quilt was made in 1895-96 by Harriet Powers and is now part of the Smithsonian Institute. Our copy is one licensed by the Smithsonian in the 1990’s to be made overseas.
The figures are appliqued to the background. Each panel depicts a scene from the Bible.
Part of our permanent collection ~ The Susan Hyde Collection.
Photo by Mariana Foliart.
