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The image shows twelve intricately designed squares of equal size. Each square is decorated with colorful motifs such as flowers, wreaths, an American flag, and an eagle. The color palette includes reds, blues, greens, yellows, and browns. The motifs are centrally placed within each square, with floral wreaths featuring prominently. Some squares feature specific symbols like the eagle and flag. The art is arranged in a grid pattern, with the artist's name, Mary Ann Burton, signed at the lower right corner.
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The image shows twelve intricately designed squares of equal size. Each square is decorated with colorful motifs such as flowers, wreaths, an American flag, and an eagle. The color palette includes reds, blues, greens, yellows, and browns. The motifs are centrally placed within each square, with floral wreaths featuring prominently. Some squares feature specific symbols like the eagle and flag. The art is arranged in a grid pattern, with the artist's name, Mary Ann Burton, signed at the lower right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Applique Quilt (Friendship Quilt, or "Baltimo re Bride's Quilt")

Mary Ann Burton

Date
c. 1942
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.4 x 24.4 cm (13 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: Approx. 4'x5'
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.487
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Ruark
  • American
  • mixed motif
  • Flag
  • Eagle
  • Basket of Flowers
  • Floral wreath
  • Cornucopia
Inscription

lower right in graphite: Mary Ann Burton

NGA object ID 12696. 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.