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Portrait Without a Mirror

Quilt
Pieced quilt

Molly Upton (American, 1953–1977)

American

1977

Medium/Technique Cotton, wool, silk; pieced and quilted

Dimensions Overall: 198.1 × 154.9 cm (78 × 61 in.)

Credit Line Gift of the Upton family in honor of Molly Upton

Accession Number2017.3922

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles

ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionPieced quilt of three rectangles in plain and patterned cloth in a a range of colors. Two rectangles are placed at upper right corners; one rectangle is placed at the center with lower edge touching black inner border. Muted green ground with diagonal quilting pattern with black inner border, green border, and green and pink outer border

Provenance1977, made by Molly Upton (b. 1953 - d. 1977) in Boston and Cambridge, MA; 1977, by inheritance to her mother, Rusty Upton; 2017, gift of the Upton family to the MFA. (Accession date: October 11, 2017)