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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doaj-ec64328d8b154086a6955fe735cbf3592020-11-25T00:39:16ZengEmory Center for Digital ScholarshipSouthern Spaces1551-27542006-05-0110.18737/M7QP5VAn Upcountry Legacy: Mary Black's Family QuiltsLaurel Horton0Independent ScholarThis 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 discussion of their design and construction, the motivations and aesthetic choices of the quiltmakers, and the historical moments in which the quilts were made.https://southernspaces.org/node/42865ArtsBiographyEconomics |
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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 discussion of their design and construction, the motivations and aesthetic choices of the quiltmakers, and the historical moments in which the quilts were made. |
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