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Album of Inventors Quilt

A work made of cotton, plain weave; pieced; embroidered with cotton in bullion and stem stitches; edged and backed with cotton, plain weave; quilted with cotton thread.

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; pieced; embroidered with cotton in bullion and stem stitches; edged and backed with cotton, plain weave; quilted with cotton thread.

Date:

1933

Artist:

United States

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Album of Inventors Quilt

Place

United States (Object made in)

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Made 1933

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; pieced; embroidered with cotton in bullion and stem stitches; edged and backed with cotton, plain weave; quilted with cotton thread

Dimensions

226.3 × 186.1 cm (89 1/8 × 73 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Shelly Zegart

Reference Number

2001.469

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