About This Artwork

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

Bedcover Entitled "Quilt Show", 1943

Cotton, plain weave; appliquéd with a variety of plain weaves; some with supplementary patterning or brocading wefts; some embroidered in eyelet and satin stitches; some printed in a variety of techniques; some glazed; backed with cotton, plain weave; quilted with raised areas (trapunto); inscription embroidered in chain stitches
241.2 x 197 cm (95 x 77 1/2 in.)
Inscription (stitched in lower left corner): Bertha Stenge 1943; (label written in ink on reverse): QUILT SHOW original design Bertha Stenge 2508 N. Bernard St. Chicago 47, Illinois
Gift of Prudence Fuchsmann, 1995.392

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Gift, Bequest and Purchase: A Selection of Textile Acquisitions from 1993–1997," April 22–July 26, 1998

The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "An International Collection of Appliquéd, Embroidered and Pieced Bedcoverings," February 28–May 28, 2001