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This is a painting of a decorative quilt pattern. The image shows a grid of square sections with various colorful motifs including stars, flowers, a horse, a house, and a cup. The design features vibrant colors, symmetrical patterns, and a central section with the date "1859". The quilt border has leaf-like patterns creating a frame around the central grid. The style is folk art.
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This is a painting of a decorative quilt pattern. The image shows a grid of square sections with various colorful motifs including stars, flowers, a horse, a house, and a cup. The design features vibrant colors, symmetrical patterns, and a central section with the date "1859". The quilt border has leaf-like patterns creating a frame around the central grid. The style is folk art.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Applique Quilt

Suzanne Roy

Date
1938
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paper
Dimensions
overall: 28.3 x 23 cm (11 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 85" x 86"
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.424
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Hackensack
  • American
  • mixed motif
  • Flower
  • Bird
  • House
  • quilted
  • Cradle
  • Harp
  • Masonic symbol
  • Pennsylvania German
  • Pineapple
Inscription

lower right in graphite: Suzanne Roy

NGA object ID 12633. 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.