Quilts

Album Quilt

Artist Unknown (United States) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:02:10 -0500

Title	Album Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (United States)
Date	2nd quarter of the 19th Century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Diamond in the Square quilt

Artist Unknown (Amish) — Thu, 01 Jun 1905 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Diamond in the Square quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Amish)
Date	c. 1910
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

central diamond pattern; purple borders with blue corner blocks and feather wreath quilting; narrower inner border of pinkish-red with blue corner blocks and pinwheel and stacked triangles; inner diamond of purple with eight-pointed quilted star bordered with another pinkish-red band with purple corners quilted with pinwheels and stacked triangles; blue triangles at sides of inner diamond with quilting of roses at one end and tulips at other end; purple wool edge binding; cotton cloth on back with red clover and dot print on black-red ground

Applique Quilt

Artist Unknown (Miao) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:06:10 -0500

Title	Applique Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Miao)
Date
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

outer red border on three sides; inner blue border surrounding many square sections of four appliqued squares with looped center design in red and blue on white; couched thread surrounds each applique; squares are similar but not identical; unlined

Crazy Quilt

Florence Barton Loring — Thu, 01 Jun 1905 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Crazy Quilt
Artist	Florence Barton Loring
Date	1905
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Loring Crazy Quilt (stored in box), silk, American XIXc dimensions L 77 x W 65-3/4'

Quilt

Artist Unknown (Miao) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:03:37 -0500

Title	Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Miao)
Date
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

24 appliqued squares, some divided into four small squares; each square has four appliqued corners forming scrolls or scallops; smaller appliques form center designs applied by coarse couching; border crudely constructed from scrap red and blue pieces; blue and white

Variation on Pink Spice

Artist Unknown (United States) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:56:10 -0500

Title	Variation on Pink Spice
Artist	Artist Unknown (United States)
Date	mid 19th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Yellow background; leaf-like applique border in green; 4 large appliqued floral medallions in green, maroon, pink and yellow; tan and red vine print backing

Quilt

Artist Unknown (Miao) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:30:31 -0500

Title	Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Miao)
Date
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

40 tan 7" squares divided into four small squares with appliqued butterfly, flower and corner scallops in blue, black and brown; black border with raw edges and loose threads

Depth of Field

Jan Myers — Fri, 01 Jun 1984 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Depth of Field
Artist	Jan Myers
Date	1984
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

pieced and quilted cotton fabric dyed with procion dyes

Whig Rose Variations Quilt

Artist Unknown (United States) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:10:09 -0500

Title	Whig Rose Variations Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (United States)
Date	c. 1860
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

yellow ground and backing; appliquéd overall with two different floral medallions with red, pink, tan, yellow and orange flowers; floral border with star in each corner

Rose of Sharon quilt

Artist Unknown (United States) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:19:07 -0400

Title	Rose of Sharon quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (United States)
Date	c. 1850
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

16 blocks of hand appliqued red flowers with printed centers and green leaves; borders are scrolling foliage with appliqued and embroidered birds and flowers; white backing

Quilt

Artist Unknown (United States) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:27:30 -0500

Title	Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (United States)
Date	c. 1890
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

applique and embroidery of yellow birds, with red and yellow fruits with green leaves; one block has blue fruits; black ground; floral backing

Princess Feather Quilt

Elizabeth Alexander — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:36:36 -0500

Title	Princess Feather Quilt
Artist	Elizabeth Alexander
Date	1830
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

pinwheel in diamond shape at center; blue border; squares surrounding border

Quilt

Carla Running Horse — Sat, 01 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Quilt
Artist	Carla Running Horse
Date	1991
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Carolina Lily Quilt

Artist Unknown (United States) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:09:55 -0500

Title	Carolina Lily Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (United States)
Date	c. 1870
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

pieced blocks with design of three brown flowers in a green two-handled container; green scallop and leaf border; cream and white background

President McKinley Memorial Quilt

Artist Unknown (United States) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:06:30 -0500

Title	President McKinley Memorial Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (United States)
Date	c. 1900-1901
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

white blocks and borders; blocks embroidered in red; portraits, buildings, flowers and animals

Touching Stars Quilt

Minnie A. Broderson Reber — Fri, 01 Jun 1934 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Touching Stars Quilt
Artist	Minnie A. Broderson Reber
Date	1934-1935
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

machine pieced; hand quilted; white background with blue print stars; white backing

Log Cabin Quilt

Artist Unknown (Mennonite) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:16 -0500

Title	Log Cabin Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Mennonite)
Date	c. 1890
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

blocks arranged in Barn Raising pattern; block centers of red wool; strips in variety of solid colors and prints; blue edge binding; back is black and white small floral print on grey ground

Sunshine and Shadow or Trip Around the World Quilt

Artist Unknown (Amish) — Tue, 01 Jun 1915 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Sunshine and Shadow or Trip Around the World Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Amish)
Date	c. 1920
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

large central square composed of stepped squares of single colored fabric; x quilting in each square; grayish-lavender inner border with rosa rugosa quilting pattern; brown outer border with rosa rugosa quilting and grayish-lavender corner blocks with rosa rugosa tied bouquet quilting; grayish-lavender edge binding; backing is brown striped on tan ground

Quilt

Artist Unknown (Miao) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:20:53 -0500

Title	Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Miao)
Date
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

black wide borders of coarse eave surrounding beige center made up of large 3" wide by 5" long lines of squares; each square has four geometric appliqued squares of blue, black and brown, outlined ecru; corner squares have appliqued and embroidered black fish; large center square has appliqued and embroidered dragon and a flower; four small squares have appliqued and embroidered turtles in similar colors; heavily starched

Quilt

Artist Unknown (Miao) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:56:23 -0500

Title	Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Miao)
Date
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

pastel pink and blue; three panels hand sewn together; fully embroidered with diamond and flower pattern; appears to have been lined; horizontal 4-1/2" geometric pattern, 11-1/2" from bottom

Baby Quilt

Artist Unknown (Miao) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:40:14 -0500

Title	Baby Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Miao)
Date
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

"fleur-de-lis" style applique in center red diamond set over printed blue/black plaid diamond with some applique on satin triangle corners; border is geometric swastika applique; all designs edged in machine made patterned tape; lined

Batik Quilt

Artist Unknown (Miao) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:17:45 -0500

Title	Batik Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Miao)
Date
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

two panels sewn together; center square and body of quilt decorated with flowers and birds; border is abstract design

Quilt

Artist Unknown (Miao) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:02:31 -0500

Title	Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Miao)
Date
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

dark blue border; 24 squares, 8-1/2" x 8-1/2", appliqued with birds or crabs in center and scalloped corners; tan, blue and black

Quilt

Artist Unknown (Miao) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:02:46 -0500

Title	Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Miao)
Date
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

blue, black and beige; 3 1/2 - 6 1/2" blue border surrounds 7" squares of applique which form designs of birds and flowers

Quilt

Artist Unknown (Miao) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:03:44 -0500

Title	Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Miao)
Date
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

15 appliqued squares with four scroll design corners in black and blue; center designs made of plain and printed fabrics featuring red; black border

Lemoyne Stars Quilt

Artist Unknown (United States) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:59:23 -0500

Title	Lemoyne Stars Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (United States)
Date	c. 1880-1890
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

red and blue with white backing and background; thirty blue and white stars with red border; scalloped circular quilted designs alternate with stars; scrolling leaf and flower quilted borders

Lincoln's Platform Quilt

Artist Unknown (Amish) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:59:29 -0500

Title	Lincoln's Platform Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Amish)
Date	c .1900
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

pieced design of squares, rectangles and diamonds, alternating with blue and grey blocks quilted with leaf designs; three inner borders of tan and brown triangles and blue fabric; blue denim border; brown backing

Cherry Tree or Tree of Life Quilt

Artist Unknown (United States) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:36:16 -0500

Title	Cherry Tree or Tree of Life Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (United States)
Date	c. 1860s
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

appliqué; grey tree with eight large branches, numerous small branches and cherries on embroidered stems; six red flowers in lower corners; white ground and background

Quilt

Artist Unknown (Miao) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:23:27 -0500

Title	Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Miao)
Date
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

dark blue with browns and tan; 7-7 3/4" dark blue border surrounds 6 3/4" appliqued squares that form dots and petals; hand stitched and outlined; 4 randomly placed white dots

Floral Applique Sampler Quilt

Artist Unknown (United States) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:10:01 -0500

Title	Floral Applique Sampler Quilt
Artist	Artist Unknown (United States)
Date	c. 1860s
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

orange, red, and red and white print flowers of varying styles; central red and orange floral medallion; white ground and backing

Quilts

Album Quilt

Album Quilt

2nd quarter of the 19th Century

Diamond in the Square quilt

Diamond in the Square quilt

c. 1910

Applique Quilt

Applique Quilt

Crazy Quilt

Crazy Quilt

1905

Quilt

Quilt

Variation on Pink Spice

Variation on Pink Spice

mid 19th century

Quilt

Quilt

Depth of Field

Depth of Field

1984

Whig Rose Variations Quilt

Whig Rose Variations Quilt

c. 1860

Rose of Sharon quilt

Rose of Sharon quilt

c. 1850

Quilt

Quilt

c. 1890

Princess Feather Quilt

Princess Feather Quilt

1830

Quilt

Quilt

1991

Carolina Lily Quilt

Carolina Lily Quilt

c. 1870

President McKinley Memorial Quilt

President McKinley Memorial Quilt

c. 1900-1901

Touching Stars Quilt

Touching Stars Quilt

1934-1935

Log Cabin Quilt

Log Cabin Quilt

c. 1890

Sunshine and Shadow or Trip Around the World Quilt

Sunshine and Shadow or Trip Around the World Quilt

c. 1920

Quilt

Quilt

Quilt

Quilt

Baby Quilt

Baby Quilt

Batik Quilt

Batik Quilt

Quilt

Quilt

Quilt

Quilt

Quilt

Quilt

Lemoyne Stars Quilt

Lemoyne Stars Quilt

c. 1880-1890

Lincoln's Platform Quilt

Lincoln's Platform Quilt

c .1900

Cherry Tree or Tree of Life Quilt

Cherry Tree or Tree of Life Quilt

c. 1860s

Quilt

Quilt

Floral Applique Sampler Quilt

Floral Applique Sampler Quilt

c. 1860s