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Full view of a 19th-century quilt with diagonal rows of cream blocks showing stars, wreaths, and flowers in red and green, bordered in green.

Friendship Quilt

A large quilt set on a diagonal grid of square blocks framed by a green print border. Each block holds a different appliquéd or pieced motif in red, green, and brown on cream, including stars, wreaths, flowers, and circles. The fine stitching and small printed prints are clearly visible across the whole field.

Artist
Ella Maria Deacon
Date
1842
Medium
Appliquéd and pieced quilt; dyed and printed plain weave cotton fabrics; ink inscriptions
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1719 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1842).
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, Gift of Betsey Leeds Tait Puth

Español: Edredón de la amistad de Ella Maria Deacon, 1842

Un gran edredón dispuesto en una cuadrícula diagonal de bloques cuadrados, enmarcado por una franja verde estampada. Cada bloque muestra un motivo distinto, aplicado o en patchwork, en rojo, verde y marrón sobre fondo crema, con estrellas, guirnaldas, flores y círculos.

Português: Colcha da amizade de Ella Maria Deacon, 1842

Uma grande colcha disposta em uma grade diagonal de blocos quadrados, emoldurada por uma borda verde estampada. Cada bloco traz um motivo diferente, em aplicação ou patchwork, em vermelho, verde e marrom sobre fundo creme, com estrelas, grinaldas, flores e círculos.

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