This is a painting of a quilt design and decorative embroidery motifs. The painting shows a patchwork quilt composed of square blocks arranged neatly in rows. Each square block is quilted using the log cabin pattern with various colors and patterns. Bright colors such as blue, red, green, brown, and yellow are used, with a fringe of blue tassels along the edge. Below the quilt design are smaller illustrations of embroidered flowers, a bird within a yellow circle, and a complex diamond arrangement pattern. The artwork suggests attention to detail in both the quilt design and embroidery work.
Artwork Details
- Date
- c. 1936
- Medium
- watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- 3370 × 4162 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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