"Jacobs Ladder" Quilt
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"Jacobs Ladder" Quilt

Title"Jacobs Ladder" Quilt
ArtistUnited States
Date19th century 19th century
MediumCotton, plain weaves; pieced; quilted; backed with cotton, plain weave; edged with cotton, plain weave
Classificationtextile
OriginUnited States United States
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of Donald Young and Shirley Weese Young
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“"Jacobs Ladder" Quilt” is a work by United States, dated 19th century. It is executed in cotton, plain weaves; pieced; quilted; backed with cotton, plain weave; edged 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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