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Quilt, Oak Leaf pattern

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The quilt, titled "Oak Leaf pattern", features a white background. The quilt is square with a wavy edge. It has a border around the outside made of dark blue flowers with six petals and a center circle. Inside the border, there is a large square divided into nine equal sections by two vertical and two horizontal dark blue lines. Each section contains four dark blue Oak Leaf pattern flowers, arranged in a square. The flowers have lobed leaves, resembling oak leaves. The quilt has a plain gray background behind it.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1860
Medium
Cotton
Culture
American
Dimensions
508 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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