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The image shows a quilt with a variety of detailed squares, each featuring colorful floral arrangements and patterns, as well as a floral border. The color scheme includes reds, greens, blues, yellows, and purples on a cream or off-white background. The quilt is made up of nine blocks in a three-by-three grid, with each block showcasing a unique floral design, and a top border of interconnected flowers.
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The image shows a quilt with a variety of detailed squares, each featuring colorful floral arrangements and patterns, as well as a floral border. The color scheme includes reds, greens, blues, yellows, and purples on a cream or off-white background. The quilt is made up of nine blocks in a three-by-three grid, with each block showcasing a unique floral design, and a top border of interconnected flowers.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Applique Quilt (Friendship Quilt)

Verna Tallman

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: Approximately 114"x96"
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.272
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • California
  • American
  • mixed motif
  • Flowers
  • Birds
  • quilted
  • Basket of Flowers
  • Floral wreath
  • Cornucopia
Inscription

center verso in graphite: 52 hrs all together.

NGA object ID 12481. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.