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mammy quilt in Dallas

Deborah Berry sent the photo above that shows a portion of a Mammy quilt spotted in a Dallas, TX show.

I tried to zoom in on the details of the sign that accompanies the quilt.

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Thanks to Deborah who provided an additional photo of the Mammy figures “with teeth,” shown here a few days ago.

Someone asked me if Mammy Quilts and Aunt Jemima Quilts are the same thing. To me, it seems they are different. Aunt Jemima quilts attempt to re-create the ever-changing depictions of the women who posed for Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix and syrup advertisements. The Mammy quilts are more generic, showing large Black women with head turbans, in dresses, and barefoot. The Aunt Jemima quilts I’ve seen just feature the head. For a detailed history of Aunt Jemima, please see the following book:

Patricia Cummings

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  1. Laura Syler says:

    Patricia, while I was unable to attend the Dallas Quilt Celebration this year, as a charter member, past show chair and past president, I can say that the ribbon is not an award ribbon. Merely used to hang the information sign.