Patchwork Quilt

c. 1938

Elbert S. Mowery

Associated Names
Elbert S. Mowery

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a quilt made of square patches of fabric with various patterns and colors. The color palette includes cream, brown, black, red, and blue, with floral and geometric designs. The patches range from cream with floral patterns at the top to darker fabrics with intricate designs below, including a brown square with flowers and a black square with small patterns. Toward the middle and bottom are smaller squares in vibrant red and blue hues.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 49.8 x 37.4 cm (19 5/8 x 14 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.787

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2015

  • Doss, Erika, Jerrold Hirsch, and Jean M. Burks. Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture. Exh. cat. Frazier History Museum, Louisville, 2016: 142-144, no. 29, fig. 113.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Elbert S. Mowery

Wikidata ID

Q64558078

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