Quilt Top

Textiles

1850 or later

Susan Major (1843-1926)
Probably Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artist: Susan (Mumma) Major (Maker)
Title: Quilt Top
Place: Pennsylvania (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 1850–1859
Medium: Cotton, plain weave; appliquéd with pieced, plain weave; some roller printed
Dimensions: 270.1 × 274 cm (106 3/8 × 107 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mary Elizabeth Johnson
Reference Number: 1986.1371
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Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, Recent Acquisitions of Quilts and Coverlets, May 9–Aug. 9, 1987.

Made by Susan (born Mumma) Major (1843-1926); by descent in the family to Mary Elizabeth Teichen Johnson (1928-2011); given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1986.

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