Coverlet
1984
Place madeUnited States, North America
Cotton
Overall: 72 x 48 in. ( 182.9 x 121.9 cm )
Gift of the First AME Zion Church
2001.25
DescriptionRed and white woven cotton coverlet or throw blanket made for the Society of the Preservation of Weeksville & Bedford-Stuyvesant History; central portrait of African-American woman; four corner reserves picturing Colored School #2; portrait of Rev. Edward C. Africanus; sign referring to James Weeks buying land in Brooklyn; and portrait of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward. Banner above central portrait "SAVE THE MEMORIES OF SELF"; list of historic sites around outer edge; 2" red and white fringe.ClassificationsTEXTILES
Collections
- Underground Railroad
