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Child's Quilt, 'Snowflakes with Stars'1855-1865

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Appliqué quilt with cream ground and terra-cotta red dotted fabric forming four interlocking medallion units with curved scrolling arms and eight-pointed star cutouts, with star appliqués at corners and edges
Wholecloth quilt in solid dusty pink fabric, densely quilted with an allover fan or clamshell stitched pattern across the entire surface, with a narrow striped binding along the edges.
Appliqué quilt with red-orange dotted fabric cut into large symmetrical snowflake-like medallions and eight-pointed stars on a cream background, with visible quilting stitches throughout.

Unknown, Child's Quilt, 'Snowflakes with Stars', circa 1860, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Felicia Melero Holtzinger, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Child's Quilt, 'Snowflakes with Stars'
Place Made
United States, Pennsylvania
Date Made
1855-1865
Medium
Cotton plain weave, printed, appliquéd, reverse appliquéd, and quilted
Dimensions
40 1/2 x 39 in. (102.87 x 99.06 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Felicia Melero Holtzinger
Accession Number
M.91.352.8
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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