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Rosebreasted Grosbeak and Iris Quilt

A work made of 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.

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  • A work made of 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.

Date:

c. 1951

Artist:

Jeannette Dean Throckmorton (American, 1883–1963)
United States, Iowa, Des Moines

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Dr. Jeannette Dean Throckmorton

Title

Rosebreasted Grosbeak and Iris Quilt

Place

Iowa (Object made in)

Date

Made 1941–1961

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 (signed): Dr. Jeannette 1951 Dorothy Rogers Jentz

Dimensions

182.9 × 238.8 cm (72 × 94 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Jeannette Dean Throckmorton

Reference Number

1963.725

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