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Quilt Show

A work made of appliquéd and pieced quilt; dyed and printed plain and patterned weave cotton fabrics; cotton embroidery threads.

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  • A work made of appliquéd and pieced quilt; dyed and printed plain and patterned weave cotton fabrics; cotton embroidery threads.

Date:

1943

Artist:

Bertha Stenge (American, 1891–1957)
United States, Illinois, Chicago

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Bertha Stenge

Title

Quilt Show

Place

Chicago (Object made in)

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Made 1943

Medium

Appliquéd and pieced quilt; dyed and printed plain and patterned weave cotton fabrics; cotton embroidery threads

Inscriptions

Inscription (stitched in lower left corner): Bertha Stenge 1943; (label written in ink on reverse): QUILT SHOW original design Bertha Stenge 2508 N. Bernard St. Chicago 47, Illinois

Dimensions

241.2 × 197 cm (95 × 77 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Prudence Fuchsmann

Reference Number

1995.392

Extended information about this artwork

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