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Child’s Quilt, 'Hole in the Barn Door' or 'Monkey Wrench'circa 1880

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Pieced cotton quilt with twelve blocks in a three-by-four grid, each block composed of dusty rose floral-print triangles surrounding a cream center square, with cream sashing and rose cornerstone squares
Pieced cotton quilt in red calico print and cream fabric, featuring repeating bear's paw blocks with triangular points arranged around central squares, bordered with alternating red and cream patches, visible quilting stitches throughout.

Unknown, Child’s Quilt, 'Hole in the Barn Door' or 'Monkey Wrench', circa 1880, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Felicia Melero Holtzinger, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Child’s Quilt, 'Hole in the Barn Door' or 'Monkey Wrench'
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1880
Medium
Cotton plain weave, printed, hand and machine pieced, and quilted
Dimensions
37 1/2 x 32 in. (95.25 x 81.28 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Felicia Melero Holtzinger
Accession Number
M.91.352.13
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles