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Mennonite quilt
Pieced quilt
Ocean Waves quilt
Mennonite quilt
Pieced quilt
American, Pennsylvania, Mennonite
1880-1890
Place of Creation: Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/Technique
Pieced cotton plain weave top, cotton plain weave back; quilted
Dimensions
Height x width: 231.1 x 206.4 cm (91 x 81 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Frank B. Bemis Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Elizabeth M. and John F. Paramino Fund in memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor, Helen B. Sweeney Fund, Mary L. Smith Fund, Textile Income Purchase Fund, Joyce Arnold Rusoff Fund, and Alice J. Morse Fund
Accession Number2014.1859
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionOcean Waves pieced quilt. Red squared with orange and green ocean waves. Orange, red and green border. Bar backing. Edges bound front to back. Red squares quilted in blossom pattern, triangular quilted pattern in yellow and green "waves" echoes pieced pattern, and borders quilted in cable pattern
ProvenanceBefore 2014, acquired by the Pilgrim / Roy Collection, Warner, NH; 2014, sold by Gerald E. Roy to the MFA (Accession date: December 10, 2014).