About This Artwork
Bedcover Entitled "Tobacco Sacks"c. 1900/20
Cotton, plain weaves; pieced; backed with cotton, plain weave; cotton batting; quilted with cotton thread
167.3 x 214 cm (65 7/8 x 84 1/4 in.)
Inscription: TOBACCO SACKS (twice)
Gift of Shelly Zegart, 2001.466
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
Cerny, Charlene and Seriff, Suzanne, editors. Recycled and Re-Seen: Folk Art from the Global Scrap Heap. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1996.
Duke, Dennis and Harding, Deborah, editors. America's Glorious Quilts. New York: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1987.