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Pineapple or Windmill Blades Log Cabin Quilt

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork Details

Date
1880s
Medium
Wool, cotton, silk and wild silk, plain, twill, float and plain weave derived float weaves; some with supplementary pile warps forming cut velvet, some with supplementary patterning warps; and some self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; some fulled; some embroidered with silk in satin stitches; pieced; back with cotton, plain weave; roller printed; quilting knots
Culture
Indiana
Dimensions
843 × 994 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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