Fan Quilt, Mt. Carmel
A dark ground quilt arranged in rows of open fan shapes, each filled with radiating strips of striped and patterned fabric in red, cream, brown and gold. Scattered among the fans are embroidered motifs, paper decals of flowers and birds, and a small building with a bell tower at the center.
- Artist
- Residents of Bourbon County
- Date
- 1893
- Medium
- cotton, wool, silk, velvet, lace, ribbon, silk thread, paint, chromolithographic paper decals, and canvas
- Source
- Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
- Size
- 2543 × 3000 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Español: Colcha de abanicos, Mt. Carmel
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