Goldfinches and Flowers Quilt

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Dr. Jeannette Dean Throckmorton

Title

Goldfinches and Flowers Quilt

Place

Iowa (Object made in)

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Made 1948

Medium

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

Inscriptions

Inscription (lower left): Theo Bentley Russell Dorothy Russell Sorensen; (lower right): Julia Margaret Sorensen, Jan. 26. 1947; (lower right corner): Dr. Jeannette, 1948

Dimensions

170.2 × 222.3 cm (67 × 87 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Jeannette Dean Throckmorton

Reference Number

1958.514

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