"Sunbonnet Sue" Quilt

Textiles

1920s

Maggie Carson (American, 1898–1997)
Sidell, Illinois, United States

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artist: Maggie Carson
Title: "Sunbonnet Sue" Quilt
Place: Illinois (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 1920–1929
Medium: Cotton, plain weave; pieced and appliquéd with cotton, plain weave; batting; backed with cotton, plain weave; appliquéd areas embroidered in buttonhole, chain, running, and stem stitches
Dimensions: 210.8 × 171.2 cm (83 × 67 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Knutsford Holdings, Inc.
Reference Number: 1980.501

Lois Osborn and Richards C. Osborn, Urbana, IL, by Jan. 10, 1980 [letter from R. Osborn, Jan. 10, 1980; invoice Sept. 10, 1980; copies in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1980.

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