DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada
Hexagon pieced quilt
NameQuilt
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Date1940 - 1959
Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America
MediumCotton, synthetic
Dimensions69 7/8 × 64 9/16 in. (177.5 × 164 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Karin B. Hall on behalf of her grandmother, Cornelia Thompson, A.2016.53.1
Object numberA.2016.53.1
DescriptionThis quilt with no batting is of 1" hexagons following a variation of grandma's flower garden with a central (hexagonal) urn type flower basket with orange blooms. Set in a brown and blue outline. Surrounding it are hexagon florals extending from large to small. Backing muslin, one side turned under, three sides completed with cloth tape.20th century
Early-mid 20th Century (Pre-1949)
1960-1980
ca.1937
ca.1937
Early to mid-20th century