Pinwheel quilt, unknown maker from the United States

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Pinwheel quilt
Pinwheel quilt
Pinwheel quilt
circa 1890–1920
Pinwheel quilt , circa 1890–1920
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: quilting; piecing; cotton
Credit line: Gift of Miss Clara Gillham
Accession number: 1934.0002
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Geometric Abstractions: Quilts 1870 to 1990," Jun-2002, Samantha Schramm In this qult, the blue Pinwheel blocks are set on a nine-patch format, with alternate white blocks quilted in a variation of the shell design.