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Fragment of a Quilt

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork details

Date:
1880s
Medium:
Silk and cotton, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps or wefts, some self-patterned, some with supplementary pile warps (velvet), and some warp-resist dyed (chiné); pieced; backed with cotton and silk, plain weaves, some with self-patterning and satin weaves; stitched with cotton threads
Culture:
United States
Dimensions:
2220 × 2250 px
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