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A work made of silk and cotton, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps or wefts, some self-patterned, some with supplementary pile warps (velvet), and some warp-resist dyed (chiné); pieced; backed with cotton and silk, plain weaves, some with self-patterning and satin weaves; stitched with cotton threads.

Fragment of a Quilt

1880s

United States

United States

Silk and cotton, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps or wefts, some self-patterned, some with supplementary pile warps (velvet), and some warp-resist dyed (chiné); pieced; backed with cotton and silk, plain weaves, some with self-patterning and satin weaves; stitched with cotton threads

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