"Log Cabin" Quilt
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"Log Cabin" Quilt

Title"Log Cabin" Quilt
ArtistLa Salle County, Illinois, United States
DateLate 1880s 19th century
MediumWool and cotton, pieced; plain weaves; plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; printed; plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, solid velvet; plain weave self-patterned by ground weft floats; edged and backed with cotton, satin weave
Classificationtextile
OriginIllinois Illinois
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of Gerald W. Adelmann in memory of Lois Reed Adelmann
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“"Log Cabin" Quilt” is a work by La Salle County, Illinois, United States, dated Late 1880s. It is executed in wool and cotton, pieced; plain weaves; plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; printed; plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, solid velvet; plain weave self-patterned by ground weft floats; edged and backed with cotton, satin 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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