About This Artwork

Designed and executed by Jeannette Dean Throckmorton
American, 1883–1963
United States, Iowa, Des Moines

Bedcover in "Blue Iris" Pattern, 1945

Cotton, plain weave, pieced; quilted, pattern outlined in pencil, heavily padded in parts; appliquéd with cotton, plain weave, printed, embroidered; backed with cotton, plain weave
246.6 x 183.8 cm (97 7/8 x 72 3/8 in.)
Gift of Dr. Jeannette Dean Throckmorton, 1959.329