Quilt, “Strip” pattern

Ida Bell Bester

About 1975-1980

  • Titles Quilt, "Strip" pattern (Descriptive)
  • Artist Ida Bell Bester, American, Emelle, Alabama, 1901 - 1993
  • Medium textiles
  • Dimensions 67 1/2 × 49 in. (171.5 × 124.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Robert and Helen Cargo African American Quilt Collection; Gift of Caroline Cargo, AFI.782.2013
  • Work Type quilt
  • Classification Quilts

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