1925-1950 - Mandy Ary's Pieced Bowtie Quilt

Description (Brief):

Pieced Quilt. Cotton fabrics; solids (mainly pink) and prints. Twelve 14" x 14" pieced blocks, "Bowtie Variation" set in a pink sashing. Printed cotton lining. Cotton filling. Binding: lining turned to front and hand stitched. Quilted, 5-6 stitches/inch. Made by Mandy Lula Madison Ary.

Date Made: 1925 - 1950

Maker: Ary, Mandy Lula Madison

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Alabama, Alabama

Subject: Quilting

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See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Domestic Furnishings, Textiles

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Credit Line: Gift of Julie A. Dederer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2011.0049.01Accession Number: 2011.0049Catalog Number: 2011.0049.01

Object Name: Quilt

Physical Description: fabric, cotton (overall material)filling, cotton (overall material)Measurements: overall: 75 in x 62 in; 191 cm x 157 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-c024-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1803399

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