About This Artwork

Designed and executed by Jeannette Dean Throckmorton
American, 1883–1963
United States, Iowa, Des Moines

Bedcover Showing Flowers and Birds of Each State, c. 1950

Cotton, plain weave, quilted, pattern outlined in pencil; appliquéd with cotton, plain weave; embroidered in cotton threads in a variety of stitches; backed with cotton, plain weave
227.1 x 172.3 cm (89 3/8 x 67 3/4 in.)
Gift of Dr. Jeannette Dean Throckmorton, 1963.724