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Gingham Dog and Calico Cat Crib Quilt
Artist unidentified
Photo by Scott Bowron
Gingham Dog and Calico Cat Crib Quilt
Gingham Dog and Calico Cat Crib Quilt
Artist unidentified
Photo by Scott Bowron
Gingham Dog and Calico Cat Crib Quilt Artist unidentified Photo by Scott Bowron
Record Details

Gingham Dog and Calico Cat Crib Quilt

Date1920–1930
Place/RegionProbably Pennsylvania, United States
MediumCotton
Dimensions33 1/2 × 27 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Gloria List
Accession number1979.35.1
Description

Pictorial appliqued and embroidered crib quilts became popular in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Frequently, they were inspired by designs printed in magazines or available as kits, and sometimes the patterns were adapted from children's literature.

Elizabeth V. Warren and Stacy C. Hollander, "Gingham Dig and Calico Cat Crib Quilt," Expressions of a New Spirit: Highlights from the Permanent Collection of the Museum of American Folk Art (New York: American Folk Art Museum, 1989), 149

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