Carolina Lily Quilt

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

Medium:

Textiles, Textile-Surface Ornamentation | Cotton

Size:

81 7/16 x 80 7/8 in. (206.85 x 205.42 cm)

Creation Place:

North America, United States, Pennsylvania (?), Mid-Atlantic region (?)

Culture:

North America, United States, Pennsylvania (?)

Style:

19th century

Inscriptions:

Signature on white block in LRC, quilted: [C.V.N./ J.D.M.]

Physical Description:

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

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Robert and Carolyn Nelson

Accession Number:

2004.174.40

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Added to Site:

March 1, 2009