About This Artwork

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

Bedcover, c. 1951

Cotton, plain weave, pieced; quilted, pattern outlined in pencil, heavily padded in parts; appliquéd with cotton, plain weave, printed, embroidered; backed with cotton, plain weave
182.9 x 238.8 cm (72 x 94 in.)
Gift of Dr. Jeannette Dean Throckmorton, 1963.725