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Child's Quilt, 'Bars'circa 1890-1900

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Handmade quilt with vertical strips of marigold yellow, dusty rose-red, and olive-tan fabric, with hand-sewn wavy quilting stitches running the length of each strip
Pieced quilt in a vertical strip pattern, composed of seven columns in red, blue-gray, yellow, and orange-red cotton fabrics with small printed patterns; visible hand quilting stitches throughout; yellow binding along the edges.

Unknown, Child's Quilt, 'Bars', circa 1890-1900, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Felicia Melero Holtzinger, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Child's Quilt, 'Bars'
Place Made
United States, Pennsylvania
Date Made
circa 1890-1900
Medium
Cotton plain weave, machine pieced and hand quilted
Dimensions
41 3/4 x 36 in. (106.06 x 91.44 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Felicia Melero Holtzinger
Accession Number
M.91.352.7
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles