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Pearle Pierrel

Pieced quilt

Maker

Pearle Pierrel (American, d. Iowa)

Title

Pieced quilt

Year

1930s

Medium

  • cotton

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • cotton

Materials

cotton

Geography

Place Made: Iowa

Dimensions

Length: 208.3 cm (82 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Louis and Rosemary Sorrentino

Object Number

2001.85.1

Type

  • Textiles

Exhibition History

Infinite Variety
American Quilts and Coverlets
Jun 17, 2005 – Sep 18, 2005

Label copy

This 1930s quilt exemplifies the range of fabric available to, and thus the considered choices made by, the home quilter in the 20th century. Using diamonds of solid colors to guide the overall arrangement into the Boston Common pattern, she maintains control but defies strict consistency by also including densely patterned prints of varying scale and hue. Because of their quantity, these pastel fabrics, typical of the decade, appear to have been purchased for this particular project.

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Pearle Pierrel (American, d. Iowa)
Pieced quilt, 1930s
Cotton
Length: 208.3 cm (82 inches)
Gift of Louis and Rosemary Sorrentino 2001.85.1

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