Quilt - "Double Star"

c. 1940

Edith Towner

Associated Names
Edith Towner

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a drawing of a quilt pattern design featuring geometric shapes and a red, white, and blue color scheme. The drawing showcases a diamond-shaped pattern with smaller geometric shapes within it, including squares and triangles in alternating colors: red, blue, and white. The blue areas are filled with small white dots. The top and bottom sections of the diamond pattern mirror each other. The design is set against a grid background with diagonal lines adding a crosshatch texture to the space. The overall composition is bordered by a pattern of parallel lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.5 x 26.6 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.316


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Edith Towner

Wikidata ID

Q64556612

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