DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada

Hexagon pillow cover

NamePillow cover

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1940 -1959

Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America

MediumCotton, synthetic

Dimensions26 1/16 × 71 1/4 in. (66.25 × 181 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Karin B. Hall on behalf of her grandmother, Cornelia Thompson, A.2016.53.2

Object numberA.2016.53.2

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionMade of 1' (2.5) cm) hexagons in a variety of solids, prints, and stripes on this pilllow cover which covers two pillows or a large bolster. Follows a variation of grandma's flower garden. All flowers are of same size exception of center five ,which expand to create a larger hexagon - all finished in red. Each small flower composed of same fabric including for most the centers. Back of mulin, basting stitches in place. No batting.