- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Bible Quilt
- Creator:
- Powers, Harriet, 1837-1911
- Date of Original:
- 1886
- Subject:
- Quilts--Georgia--Athens
African American quilts--Georgia--Athens
Quilting--Georgia--Athens
Needlework--Georgia--Athens
Bible stories
Animals in art
Persons
Jacob (Biblical patriarch) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- Bible quilts
quilts - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Harriet Powers finished her Bible Quilt around 1886 in Athens. The third panel in the second row depicts the story of Jacob's dream, when "he lay on the ground." Enslaved African Americans identified with Jacob, for he was homeless, hunted, and weary of his journey.
Image of a Bible quilt created by Harriet Powers, one of the best-known southern African American quilt makers. Powers, who lived over half of her life in Clarke County, Georgia, finished her Bible Quilt around 1886 in Athens, Georgia. The quilt includes stylized representations of various Biblical figures and animals. The materials used to make the quilt are gray, ecru, orange, red, brown, and black. The third panel in the second row depicts the story of Jacob's dream, when "he lay on the ground." Enslaved blacks identified with Jacob, for he was homeless, hunted, and weary of his journey. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/harriet-powers-1837-1910/m-3702/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1035
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/quilt-making
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/harriet-powers-1837-1910
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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