United States, New York, Albany
Bedcover Entitled "Buildings, Animals and Shields", c. 1890
Cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts forming cut solid velvet; pieced; appliquéd with cotton, wool and silk, plain, twill, and satin weaves, some with supplementary pile warps or wefts forming cut solid or uncut voided pile, some with supplementary patterning warps, some with complementary warps or wefts, and some printed; embroidered with silk in single satin stitches; couching
256.2 x 255.7 cm (100 7/8 x 100 1/2 in.)
Gift of Shelly Zegart, 2001.458
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Exploring Quilts: Art, History and Craftsmanship," March 17–September 12, 2004
Publication History
Clark, Mary Clare. Story Quilts and How to Make Them. London: Museum Quilts, 1995.