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Harriet Powers, an African American woman of Clarke County, Georgia, made this Bible Quilt quilt in late 1800s.
Powers exhibited the quilt at the Athens Cotton Fair of 1886 where it captured the imagination of Jennie Smith, a young internationally-trained local artist. Smith later wrote: "I have spent my whole life in the South, and am perfectly familiar with thirty patterns of quilts, but I had never seen an original design, and never a living creature portrayed in patchwork, until the year 1886. . .The scenes on the quilt were biblical and I was fascinated." Impressed, Smith offered to buy the quilt, but Powers told her "it was not for sale at any price." ?
Four years later, a financial hardship forced Powers to reconsider Smith's offer. She agreed to sell the quilt, but only after carefully describing each of the 11 panels. Briefly, the subjects are Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, a continuance of Paradise with Eve and a son, Satan amidst the seven stars, Cain killing his brother Abel, Cain goes into the land of Nod to get a wife, Jacob's dream, the baptism of Christ, the crucifixion, Judas Iscariot and the thirty pieces of silver, the Last Supper, and the Holy Family. ?
Harriet Powers was born enslaved near Athens, Georgia on October 29, 1837. At a young age, she married Armstead Powers. Together, they had at least nine children. For more information, check out the link in our bio.
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