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Unknown Maker, American

Quilt

Maker

Unknown Maker, American

Culture

American

Title

Quilt

Year

1800s

Medium

  • cotton

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • cotton

Materials

cotton

Dimensions

Length: 238.8 cm (94 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

S83.075

Type

  • Textiles

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

The strict repetition of limited colors and geometric shapes within each unit of this quilt creates a bold graphic impression on the viewer from a distance. Notice, however, that the quilter has chosen to contrast this simple angularity and the expanses of flat color with the natural forms and rough surfaces of the Sunflower patterned quilt stitching in the plain white cells.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Unknown Maker, American
Quilt, 1800s
Cotton
Length: 238.8 cm (94 inches)
Museum Collection S83.075

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