"Feather-Edged Star" Quilt
| Title | "Feather-Edged Star" Quilt |
|---|---|
| Artist | Annie Maria Henkle (American, 1827-1911) Shenandoah, Virginia, United States |
| Date | 1845 19th century |
| Medium | Cotton, plain weave; pieced with cotton, plain weave, printed; quilted, pattern outlined in pencil; backed with cotton, plain weave |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Virginia Virginia |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift from the family of Orvis T. Henkle |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“"Feather-Edged Star" Quilt” is a work by Annie Maria Henkle (American, 1827-1911) Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, dated 1845. It is executed in cotton, plain weave; pieced with cotton, plain weave, printed; quilted, pattern outlined in pencil; backed with cotton, plain weave and classified as textile. 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 1845. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Virginia. Browse more public-domain art from Virginia.
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