ID: 700009585 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009585	Record Type: Movable Work
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"Housetop" (quilt; Abrams, Nellie Mae (American quiltmaker, 1946 - 2005); ca. 1970; Souls Grown Deep Foundation )

Note: "Housetop" is stylized by interlocking concentric squares. The term "housetop" refers to this popular design pattern that mimics the borders and frames the center of the quilt.

Titles:

"Housetop" (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

quilt [300197990] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, coverings and hangings, <coverings and hangings by specific type>, <coverings and hangings by location or context>, <coverings and hangings for furniture>, <coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furniture>, bed coverings, bedcovers)

Classifications:

textiles (preferred)

Creation Date: ca. 1970

Creator Display:

Abrams, Nellie Mae (American quiltmaker, 1946 - 2005) [preferred]

quiltmaker Abrams, Nellie Mae (American quiltmaker, 1946 - 2005) [500475859]

Locations:

Current: Term Not Found (ULAN Candidate) (Corp. Body)

Display Materials: denim and cotton

	denim [300014068]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by process or technique>, <textile materials by weaving technique>, twill)

	cotton (textile) [300014067]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by composition or origin>)

Dimensions: 84 x 72 inches

Cultures:

American (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	African American [300018125] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Americas| The, modern American, modern North American)

General Subject:

textile (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

quilt [300197990]

.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, coverings and hangings, <coverings and hangings by specific type>, <coverings and hangings by location or context>, <coverings and hangings for furniture>, <coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furniture>, bed coverings, bedcovers) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
"Housetop"	........ [VP]
	........ Souls Grown Deep Foundation [online] (2000-) "'Housetop'," accessed 29 October 2018

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Souls Grown Deep Foundation [online] (2000-) "'Housetop'," accessed 29 October 2018

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Souls Grown Deep Foundation [online] (2000-) "'Housetop'," accessed 29 October 2018