About This Artwork

Designed and executed by Bertha Stenge
American, 1891–1957
United States, Illinois, Chicago

Bedcover Entitled "Victory Quilt", 1942

Cotton, plain weave; pieced; appliquéd with cotton, plain weaves; embroidered with cotton in chain stitches; backed with cotton, plain weave; quilted with raised areas (trapunto)
240 x 204.7 cm (94 1/2 x 80 3/4 in.)
Restricted gift of the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation and the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation; Christa C. Mayer Thurman Textile Endowment, 1995.391