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Bedcover (Century Quilt)

A work made of cotton, plain weave; roller printed; pieced; backed with cotton, plain weave; quilted with cotton thread.

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; roller printed; pieced; backed with cotton, plain weave; quilted with cotton thread.

Date:

1826–1904

Artist:

Mary Abigail (née Abbe) Fessenden (American, 1816–1904/5)
United States, Maine

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Mary Fessenden

Title

Bedcover (Century Quilt)

Place

Maine (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1826–1904

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; roller printed; pieced; backed with cotton, plain weave; quilted with cotton thread

Dimensions

210 × 188.6 cm (82 1/4 × 74 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Robert Gardner Anderson in memory of Mrs. William France Anderson

Reference Number

1991.753

Extended information about this artwork

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