Windmill quilt
- Image
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- Created Date
- circa 1870
- Description
Pineapple patterned quilt with Roman squares between. Patchwork done in silk fabrics, and the piece is backed and edged with a light blue/green twill fabric. The uniqueness of this quilt lies in the multiple color palettes used throughout.
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Quilts
- Location
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Type
- physical object
- Format
- Length 73 inWidth 65 inTwillSilk (textile)QuiltingPatchwork
- Language
- English
- Rights
- No known copyright restrictions.
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- Chicago citation style
- Windmill quilt. circa 1870. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/2965. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (circa 1870) Windmill quilt. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/2965
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/2965>.