Goose Tracks quilt, or Bear's Paw quilt, Christina Hays Malcom

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Christina Hays Malcom, Goose Tracks quilt, or Bear's Paw quilt
Christina Hays Malcom, Goose Tracks quilt, or Bear's Paw quilt
Christina Hays Malcom
Goose Tracks quilt, or Bear's Paw quilt
circa 1870–1884
Christina Hays Malcom
1820–1878
Goose Tracks quilt, or Bear's Paw quilt, circa 1870–1884
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: cotton; piecing; patchwork; calico; quilting; appliqué
Credit line: Gift of Miss Iva James
Accession number: 1972.0127
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Exhibition Label: "Geometric Abstractions: Quilts 1870 to 1990," Jun-2002, Samantha Schramm Even though the pattern of Goose Tracks was commonly used, Christina Hays Malcom created strikingly new effects by making the design out of a variety of different textured and colored scraps of left-over fabric. More than others, scrap quilts depend on the different textured fabrics and the juxtaposition of light and dark pieces. They require a considerate selection of unusual fabrics to give the quilt life and depth.