Thirteen-patch block quilt with Japanesque backing fabric
ca. 1886
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
8 ft. 3 1/2 in. × 98 1/4 in. (252.7 × 249.6 cm)
Classification
Quilt
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Margot Johnson, in honor of my cousin Marilyn Johnson, previous curator in charge of quilts at the Met, 2018
Accession Number
2018.654
About the Artist
Unknown
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