About This Artwork
Made by Erna E. Postel
American, active c. 1908–1909
United States, Illinois, Mascoutah
Quilt1908/09
Cotton, plain weave; pieced; quilted; embroidered with cotton yarns in back, Roumanian, running, satin and stem stitches; couching and French knots; folded triangles forming zig-zag edges
229.7 x 206.4 cm (90 3/8 x 81 1/4 in.)
Gift of Erna E. Postel, 1986.1377
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