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"Pinwheel" Quilt

A work made of double sided, cotton and polyester, plain weaves, some printed, some fulled; pieced; polyester batting, quilted with cotton and polyester thread.

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  • A work made of double sided, cotton and polyester, plain weaves, some printed, some fulled; pieced; polyester batting, quilted with cotton and polyester thread.

Date:

c. 1975

Artist:

Allie Pettway
American, 1916-2010
United States, Alabama, Gee’s Bend

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Allie Pettway

Title

"Pinwheel" Quilt

Place

Alabama (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1965–1985

Medium

Double sided, cotton and polyester, plain weaves, some printed, some fulled; pieced; polyester batting, quilted with cotton and polyester thread

Dimensions

204.5 × 222.3 cm (80 1/2 × 87 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Robert Allerton Endowment

Reference Number

2002.382

Extended information about this artwork

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