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Bedcover (Unfinished Mariner's Compass Quilt)

A work made of cotton, plain weave; some printed; some glazed; pieced.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; some printed; some glazed; pieced.

Date:

1845/55

Artist:

United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Bedcover (Unfinished Mariner's Compass Quilt)

Place

Pennsylvania (Object made in)

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Made 1845–1855

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; some printed; some glazed; pieced

Dimensions

235.1 × 234.8 cm (92 5/8 × 92 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Harriet Gillette Van Kennen Memorial Fund

Reference Number

1979.514

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