Basket Pattern Quilt
| Title | Basket Pattern Quilt |
|---|---|
| Artist | Mary Katharine Ashbrook Hill (American, 1843–1927) Southern Illinois, United States |
| Date | 1861 19th century |
| Medium | Cotton, plain weave, pieced with cotton, plain weave, printed in small scale design, quilted, batting, backed with cotton, plain weave, basket pattern; handles appliqued with machine stitching |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Illinois Illinois |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Mabel Hill Barton and Elizabeth Barton Ryan |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Basket Pattern Quilt” is a work by Mary Katharine Ashbrook Hill (American, 1843–1927) Southern Illinois, United States, dated 1861. It is executed in cotton, plain weave, pieced with cotton, plain weave, printed in small scale design, quilted, batting, backed with cotton, plain weave, basket pattern; handles appliqued with machine stitching and classified as textile. In this archive it sits within the historical scientific diagrams tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as textile. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1861. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Illinois. Browse more public-domain art from Illinois.
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