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American

Quilt, 1800s

Description

Maker

Unknown

Culture

American

Title

Quilt

Year

1800s

Medium

Cotton

Materials/Techniques

Materials

cotton

Techniques

quilting

Dimensions

Length: 238.8 cm (94 inches)

Type

Textiles

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

S83.075

Exhibition History

Infinite Variety

June 17 - September 18, 2005

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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