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Child's Quilt, 'Square within a Square'1870-1890

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Square textile with a deep brick-red border surrounding a salmon and brownish-gray checkerboard field, each darker square featuring a small circular woven motif
Pieced quilt detail in shades of red and brown, featuring a checkerboard pattern of alternating pink-red squares and curved dark brown patches creating a circular optical effect within each block.

Unknown, Child's Quilt, 'Square within a Square', circa 1880, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Felicia Melero Holtzinger, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Child's Quilt, 'Square within a Square'
Place Made
United States, Pennsylvania
Date Made
1870-1890
Medium
Cotton plain weave, printed, hand pieced, and quilted
Dimensions
43 1/2 x 43 1/2 in. (110.49 x 110.49 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Felicia Melero Holtzinger
Accession Number
M.91.352.4
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles