Quilt, Bars pattern

Amish maker

ca. 1900–1950 · Cotton · The American Wing

The quilt top is pieced of what appear to be hand-dyed fabrics in shades of gray-green, gray-blue, and deep red. The backing is a blue warp, white weft cotton. All the stitching, except the quilting, is done by sewing machine. The piece is somewhat crudely quilted. The center bars are diamond quilted, the inner border is quilted with a flower vine, and the outer border is rope quilted.

Artist

Amish maker

Date

ca. 1900–1950

Medium

Cotton

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Purchase, Eva Gebhard-Gourgaud Foundation Gift, 1973