Pinwheel Stars Quilt with Diamond Border1880–190069 x 67 " (175.3 x 170.2 cm)Silks and pompoms with silk embroidery and silk borderGift of Jaqueline Loewe Fowler2017.3.30 1561946096Artist unidentifiedTextilesThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain. United StatesTextilesAdam ReichThis late-nineteenth-century quilt is made entirely of silk. By midcentury, domestically produced silk had become available to a broader cross-section of women. Popular ladies’ magazines such as Godey’s Lady’s Book published patterns for all-silk patchwork, and the silk show quilt became an expression of taste and status. This may be an original pattern. Although it is aesthetically related to crazy quilts of the period in fabric, embroidery, and sensibility, this quilt does not exhibit irregular or asymmetrical piecing and may be an original design.Object information is a work in progress and
may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the
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To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org18801900 2017 3 3 This late-nineteenth-century quilt is made entirely of silk. By midcentury, domestically produced silk had become available to a broader cross-section of women. Popular ladies’ magazines such as Godey’s Lady’s Book published patterns for all-silk patchwork, and the silk show quilt became an expression of taste and status. This may be an original pattern. Although it is aesthetically related to crazy quilts of the period in fabric, embroidery, and sensibility, this quilt does not exhibit irregular or asymmetrical piecing and may be an original design.Object information is a work in progress and
may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the
American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org