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.

Exhibitions

Geometric Abstractions: Quilts 1870 to 1990
Samantha Schramm, curator
2002
Quilts from Kansas
1981
Quilts from the Permanent Collection
1978
Quilts from the University of Kansas Museum of Art
1975
Quilts from the University of Kansas Museum of Art
1974–1976
Quilts from the University of Kansas Museum of Art
1974–1976

Citations

Quilters' Choice: Quilts from the Museum Collection. Lawrence, Kansas: Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, 1978.

Salmon, Larry, and Eldredge, Charles C. 150 Years of American Quilts. Lawrence, Kansas: The University of Kansas Museum of Art, 1973.