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Tulip Quilt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Tulip Quilt by artist Amish Community features a blue background with a white border. The quilt is square and laid flat, displaying its front side. It consists of 4 rows and 4 columns of blocks. Each block showcases a white square with a colorful tulip design. The tulips have red, orange, and yellow petals with green stems and blue and green leaves. The blue background surrounds the blocks with a thin white border around the quilt's edges. The quilt is set against a gray background.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1850–80
Medium:
Cotton
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 611 px
Museum record:
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