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Crib Quilt, Mill Wheel pattern

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Red and cream-colored quilt with a geometric pattern. The quilt is square. The pattern consists of concentric rows of shapes. The shapes are made of red fabric with a small green and yellow floral print and cream-colored fabric. The red fabric shapes are quarter circles and triangles. The cream fabric shapes are triangles, squares and quarter circles. There are four borders around the edge. The inner border is a zigzag made of alternating red floral print and cream fabric. The next border is a four-pointed star made of red floral and cream fabric. The next border is a zigzag similar to the inner border, but slightly wider. The outer border is a four-pointed star wider than the second border. The background behind the quilt is black. The quilt is titled "Crib Quilt, Mill Wheel pattern".

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Cotton
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
575 × 625 px
Museum record:
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