Quilt, Strip pattern

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Quilt, Strip pattern by an unknown artist. The quilt is square with a thick border around the edges. The quilt background color is cream. It has three distinct vertical strip patterns. The left and right strips have a brown outline and are mirrored. The left and right strips contain a repeating pattern of red, blue, and brown shapes. The middle strip contains a repeating pattern of brown baskets filled with pink and red flowers and green leaves on a cream background. The two outer strips contain a repeating pattern of a brown and red bird surrounded by red and pink flowers and green leaves on a cream background. The middle strip takes up approximately one third of the quilt's width, while the two outer strips take up approximately one third each. The quilt is made up of repeating patterns. The quilt is presented on a gray background.