ca. 1870
Central&North America
Object qualities
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Object
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Author of the objectCaroline Brooks Gould
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumSilk
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Size55 x 49 1/8 in. (139.7 x 124.8 cm)
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Geography detailsMade in
Central&North America -
Country today
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Dateca. 1870
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CultureAmerican
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Pieced of one-inch-per-side silk hexagons, this quilt is completely hand stitched. The striped, changeable silk bathing is attached to the batting with diamond quilting. The quilt is bound with a silk brocade ribbon, which is finished in a bow at one corner of the quilt’s back. The small individual hexagons are grouped to form concentric radiating hexagonal forms.