Quilt

1935/1942

Ralph Atkinson

Associated Names
Ralph Atkinson

Artist, American, 1913 - 1995

The image depicts a textile design with a detailed pattern featuring a large blue basket filled with colorful flowers at the bottom. A similar basket on the right also holds a floral arrangement that overlaps with more intricate white backgrounds patterned with the same floral motif. The predominant colors are blue, green, red, pink, and yellow. The floral border along the top and right side includes vibrant pink and red flowers against a green leafy background, extending to the bottom right corner. The objects appear arranged in a pattern suggesting a repeating design, with the central blue basket at the bottom and a faded outline of the basket design visible in the upper left quadrant.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.7 x 50 cm (12 1/2 x 19 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17210


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: RAE / 1/4/38; crnter verso in black ink: Quilt (Mrs Baldridge) / Size - approximately 85" square / Drawing about 3/8 actual size / Made in Ohio about 1820 / 1st Columbus State Fair took the blue ribbon prize / Mrs. Baldridge presented it to the DAR Museum in Washington / where it is at present / Mrs. Joseph Baldridge is the National vice chairman of the DAR Museum.

Wikidata ID

Q64619841

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