About this artwork
This quilt bears the marks of its maker and owner. The maker has embroidered the names of each state within its respective territory, while a different person, one of the quilt’s owners, has labeled the state capitals in ink, as well as marked notable geographic details such as the Great Salt Lake, perhaps recording sites seen on a cross-country journey. On the back of the quilt, also in ink and the same handwriting, one of the owners reveals himself with the inscription Willard Harrah quilt.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Title
- Map Quilt
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Place
- Indiana (Object made in)
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Date
- Made 1915–1925
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Medium
- Appliquéd and embroidered quilt; dyed cotton plain weave fabrics; cotton embroidery threads; ink drawing and inscriptions
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Dimensions
- 188.6 × 226 cm (74 1/4 × 89 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Shelly Zegart
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Reference Number
- 2001.460
Extended information about this artwork
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