Flowers and Fruit Quilt
| Title | Flowers and Fruit Quilt |
|---|---|
| Artist | United States |
| Date | Probably 1847 19th century |
| Medium | Cotton, plain weave, pieced and quilted; aplliquéd with cotton, plain weave, printed; embroidered in wool threads in a variety of stitches; backed with cotton, plain weave |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | United States United States |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Textiles Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Flowers and Fruit Quilt” is a work by United States, dated Probably 1847. It is executed in cotton, plain weave, pieced and quilted; aplliquéd with cotton, plain weave, printed; embroidered in wool threads in a variety of stitches; backed with cotton, plain weave and classified as textile. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration 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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This work is attributed to United States. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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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 Probably 1847. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
The origin
Recorded origin: United States. Browse more public-domain art from United States.
The collection
Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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