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Silk Patchwork Quilt

c. 1936

Florence Elizabeth Atkins

Associated Names

Florence Elizabeth Atkins

Artist, American, active c. 1936

The image displays an array of tightly packed hexagonal shapes arranged in a grid-like pattern, each filled with various colors. A diamond shape with handwritten text is present in the bottom left corner of the composition.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 33.5 x 25.8 cm (13 3/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 89" square
Accession Number

1943.8.15039

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64561729

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