Bedcover (Amish Diamond in a Square)

Textiles

c. 1925

United States, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County

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Title: Bedcover (Amish Diamond in a Square)
Origin: Pennsylvania
Date: 1915–1935
Medium: Wool, plain weaves; pieced; backed with cotton, warp chevron twill weave; cotton batting; quilted with cotton thread
Dimensions: 198.5 x 197.7 cm (78 1/8 x 77 7/8 in. )
Credit Line: Robert Allerton and The Christa C. Mayer Thurman Textile Endowments
Reference Number: 2001.456

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The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Exploring Quilts: Art, History and Craftsmanship, March 17–September 12, 2004

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