Album Quilt
A quilt of thirty blocks set in red sashing and scalloped border, each block holding appliquéd motifs in red, green, and brown: flowering plants, birds, deer, houses, trees, and figures. Hand-stitched cotton on a cream ground.
- 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 embro
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1430 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. David W. Grainger
Español: Colcha álbum de 1854 con aves, flores y casas
Colcha de treinta bloques separados por franjas rojas y un borde festoneado, con motivos aplicados en rojo, verde y marrón: plantas con flores, aves, ciervos, casas, árboles y figuras. Algodón cosido a mano sobre fondo crema.
Português: Colcha álbum de 1854 com aves, flores e casas
Colcha de trinta blocos separados por faixas vermelhas e borda festonada, com motivos aplicados em vermelho, verde e marrom: plantas floridas, aves, veados, casas, árvores e figuras. Algodão costurado à mão sobre fundo creme.
