An Upcountry Legacy: Mary Black's Family Quilts

This essay introduces an Upcountry South Carolina family’s remarkable collection of quilts. At the heart of the story is Mary Louisa Snoddy Black (1860–1927) who acquired sixteen quilts made by women in her family between 1850 and 1917. Presented here are seven of the Black family’s quilts with a di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laurel Horton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship 2006-05-01
Series:Southern Spaces
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Online Access:https://southernspaces.org/node/42865