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Harriet Powers's Bible Quilt

Harriet Powers's celebrated narrative quilt depicting biblical stories in eleven appliquéd panels.

Date: 1885–1886
Collection: National Museum of American History
Reference: TE.T14713

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Record

Medium: Cotton fabric; cotton thread; cotton filling
Origin: United States
Owner: Smithsonian Institution

In the Tapestry

Created by: Harriet Powers A

Provenance and history

1885–1886
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Sources

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americanhistory.si.edu
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