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Diamond in the Square Quilt
Quiltmaker Unidentified
Photographer unidentified
Diamond in the Square Quilt
Diamond in the Square Quilt
Quiltmaker Unidentified
Photographer unidentified
Diamond in the Square Quilt Quiltmaker Unidentified Photographer unidentified
Record Details

Diamond in the Square Quilt

Date1920–1940
Place/RegionPennsylvania, United States
MediumWool, cotton backing
Dimensions81 1/2 × 79 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Paige Rense
Accession number1981.4.1
Description

Amish quilts from Lancaster County are traditionally made in wool. From the middle of the nineteenth century through the early twentieth century, a few large scale, geometric patterns were most often used by Amish quiltmakers in this region. These include "Center Diamond" (or "Diamond in the Square"), "Center Square," "Bars," and "Sunshine and Shadow."

Elizabeth V. Warren and Stacy C. Hollander, "Center Diamond 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), 154


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