"Florida Pictorial" Quilt

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"Florida Pictorial" Quilt

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Artist: Federal Works Agency
Date: 1939/1943
Medium: Appliquéd and embroidered quilt; dyed and printed cotton plain and satin weave fabrics; cotton embroidery threads
Materials: cotton (textile)
Dimensions: 231.4 × 195.3 cm (91 1/8 × 76 7/8 in.)
Location: Art Institute of Chicago
Credit: Robert Allerton and The Christa C. Mayer Thurman Textile Endowments

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Federal Works Agency, "Florida Pictorial" Quilt, 1939/1943, Appliquéd and embroidered quilt; dyed and printed cotton plain and satin weave fabrics; cotton embroidery threads, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.

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Robert Allerton and The Christa C. Mayer Thurman Textile Endowments

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