Margaret Morton Bibb

Margaret Morton Bibb (c. 1832 - 1900/1910)[1] was an enslaved African-American quilt maker.

Bibb was enslaved by Marmaduke Beckwith Morton, who owned an estate called "The Knob" in Russellville, Kentucky.

[2][3] Bibb was known as "Aunt Margaret" during her life, and acted as the family cook for many years.

[2] One of Bibb's quilts, which she made with her sister, Ellen Morton Littlejohn, and which uses a variation of the Star of Bethlehem design, is housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[2][3] Another quilt attributed to Bibb and Littlejohn, “Whig Rose and Swag Border Quilt,” was also made for Elizabeth Morton, and is now housed at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.