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Bedcover

A work made of cotton, twill weaves; pieced; embroidered with cotton in buttonhole, chain, detached chain, feather, running, satin, and scroll stitches; edged with cotton, plain weave; printed; backed with cotton, plain weave; quilted.

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  • A work made of cotton, twill weaves; pieced; embroidered with cotton in buttonhole, chain, detached chain, feather, running, satin, and scroll stitches; edged with cotton, plain weave; printed; backed with cotton, plain weave; quilted.

Date:

1986

Artist:

Cora Meek (American, 1889–2001)
United States, Illinois

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Cora Meek

Title

Bedcover

Place

United States (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 1986

Medium

Cotton, twill weaves; pieced; embroidered with cotton in buttonhole, chain, detached chain, feather, running, satin, and scroll stitches; edged with cotton, plain weave; printed; backed with cotton, plain weave; quilted

Dimensions

205.8 × 154.2 cm (81 × 60 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Gerald W. Adelmann in memory of Lois Reed Adelmann

Reference Number

1989.528.1

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