Bible Quilt / Cain Killing Abel, left; Cain and Wife in the Land of Nod, right / Creation date: 1886

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Work Title: Bible Quilt
View Title: Cain Killing Abel, left; Cain and Wife in the Land of Nod, right
Creator/Culture: quiltmaker: Harriet Powers (American, 1837-1910)
Site/Repository: Repository: National Museum of American History (Washington, District of Columbia, USA) ID: T.14713
Period/Date: Creation date: 1886
Media/Technique: cotton (textile); appliqué, quilting
Dimensions: 224.79x187.33 cm (88.5x73.75 inches)
Subjects: Appliqué (visual works); Quilts; Bible. Old Testament; Bible. New Testament
Work Record ID: 225914
Image Record ID: 908002
Classification Filing Number: 882; P8883; 3QB1 5

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Record: 908002
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-908002/1

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 908002. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-908002/1. June 13, 2025.