Bedcover Entitled "Genealogy", 1896
Wool, cotton, and silk, twill weaves and plain weave cut solid velvet, some stamped; pieced; embroidered with silk in back, single back, buttonhole, chain, detached chain, feather, double feather, herringbone, satin, single satin, and stem stitches; backed stitch couching; edged with cotton, plain weave; backed with cotton, satin weave; sewn with cotton thread
221.3 x 224.2 cm (87 1/8 x 88 1/4 in.)
Gift of Shelly Zegart, 2001.463
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
Baird, Ljiljana. Quilts, Philadelphia: Courage Books, 1994.