Album Quilt

Sarah Ann Wilson

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Album Quilt

Sarah Ann Wilson

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Artist: Sarah Ann Wilson
Date: 1854
Medium: Appliquéd, pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed, undyed and printed cotton plain weave fabrics and cotton and silk velvet fabric; cotton embroidery threads
Materials: cotton (textile), silk (fiber), velvet
Dimensions: 217.1 × 255.8 cm (85 1/2 × 100 3/4 in.)
Location: Art Institute of Chicago
Credit: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. David W. Grainger

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Sarah Ann Wilson, Album Quilt, 1854, Appliquéd, pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed, undyed and printed cotton plain weave fabrics and cotton and silk velvet fabric; cotton embroidery threads, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.

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Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. David W. Grainger

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