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.
Appliquéd quilt; dyed and undyed plain weave cotton fabrics
Dimensions
193.2 × 192.7 cm (76 1/8 × 75 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emma B. Hodge
Reference Number
1919.546
IIIF Manifest
The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world.
Judith A. Barter and Monica Obniski, “For Kith and Kin: The Folk Art Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago,” (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2012), pp. 58-59, cat. 18.
Davison, Mildred, American Quilts from the Art Institute of Chicago, exh. cat. (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago), plate 2 Iill.).
Orlofsky, Patsy and Myron. Quilts in America. New York; St. Louis; San Francisco; Düsseldorf; London; Mexico; Sydney; Toronto: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1974, p 229, fig. 119.
Robertson. E.W. American Quilts. Illustration, p. 112.
Art Institute of Chicago, Making Memories: Quilts as Souvenirs, Galleries 57-59, Oct. 20, 2017-Apr. 1, 2018.
Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, America the Beautiful: Textiles from the Permanent Collection, Mar. 6–July 21, 1996.
Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, The American Bed and Its Coverings, Nov. 21, 1990–Mar. 31, 1991.
Art Institute of Chicago, Quilts from the Permanent Collection, Aug. 19–Nov. 5, 1978 and Nov. 8, 1978–Jan. 21, 1979.
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.
