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Pieced quilt
African American quilt
Double Wedding Ring Quilt
Pieced quilt
African American quilt
American, Missouri
about 1940
Medium/Technique
Pieced cotton plain weave top, cotton plain weave back and binding; quilted
Dimensions
Height x width: 208.3 x 210.8 cm (82 x 83 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Pilgrim / Roy Collection
Accession Number2014.1945
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionAfrican-American pieced quilt. Double Wedding rings pattern. Purple ground with bright polychrome intersecting rings. Edge shaped to outside edges of rings
ProvenanceBefore 2014, acquired by the Pilgrim / Roy Collection, Warner, NH; 2014, gift of Gerald E. Roy to the MFA. (Accession date: December 10, 2014)