Margaret Morton Bibb

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

Life Bibb was enslaved by Marmaduke Beckwith Morton, who owned an estate called "The Knob" in Russellville, Kentucky. Her mother, "Aunt Eve", had raised Morton and eleven of his siblings, before he went on to own Eve and her daughters, Margaret and Ellen. Bibb was known as "Aunt Margaret" during her life, and acted as the family cook for many years. It was made around 1850. Scholars think the "Whig roses" design was a nod to the Whig Party, with which the Morton family was affiliated. For many years, the quilt had been attributed to Elizabeth, but examination of the quilt's back revealed a note which attributed the quilt's creation to enslaved women in the household.