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Quilt: George Washington

Quilt

Maker: Florence M. Cowden Peto (American, 1881–1970)

American

1963

Medium/Technique Cotton plain weave, printed; appliquéd and quilted

Dimensions Height x width (approx.): 177.8 × 152.4 cm (70 × 60 in.)

Credit Line Gift of the Peto family

Accession Number2017.3914

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles

ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionAppliquéd and pieced quilt

ProvenanceBy 1950s, Florence Peto (b. 1881 - d. 1970), Tenafly, NJ; by inheritance to John H. Peto, by inheritance to William Peto; January 2007, by inheritance to Barbara Peto Kilnapp, Pembroke, MA; 2017, gift of Barbara Peto Kilnapp to the MFA. (Accession date: October 11, 2017)