About This Artwork
Bedcover Entitled "Map"c. 1920
Cotton, plain weaves; pieced; embroidered with cotton in satin and stem stitches; ink drawings and lettering
188.6 x 226 cm (74 1/4 x 89 in.)
Gift of Shelly Zegart, 2001.460
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
Florence, Cathy Gaines. Collecting Quilts: Investing in America's Heritage. Paducah, Kentucky: American Quilter's Society, 1985.
Kegan, Jennifer. American Quilts. New York: Gallery Books, 1989.
Bullard, Lacy Folmar. Quilts: From Colonial to Contemporary. Illinois: Publications International, Ltd., 1992.
Nelson, Cyril I.. The Quilt Engagement Calendar 1999 (New York: Penguin Studio, 1999).