Pineapple or Windmill Blades Log Cabin Quilt
1880s
Medium
Wool, cotton, silk and wild silk, plain, twill, float and plain weave derived float weaves; some with supplementary pile warps forming cut velvet, some with supplementary patterning warps; and some self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; some fulled; some embroidered with silk in satin stitches; pieced; back with cotton, plain weave; roller printed; quilting knots
Dimensions
232.4 × 197.6 cm (91 1/2 × 77 3/4 in.)
Classification
needlework - quilt
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
182173
About the Artist
Unknown
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