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Krakow Kabuki Waltz
Quilt
Virginia Jacobs (American, born 1944)
American (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
1987
Object Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave, pieced and quilted
Dimensions
Diameter and length (Quilt): 213.4 cm (7 ft.)
Length x width (supporting snake): 543.6 × 8.9 cm (214 × 3 1/2 in.)
Length x width (supporting snake): 543.6 × 8.9 cm (214 × 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Accession Number2019.133.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionQuilted and pieced sphere made of cotton cloth (solids and prints) pieced together with a white cotton lining. This is supported by an internal balloon with pieced and stuffed snake pieced from the small cotton fabrics to wrap around bottom to prevent sphere from rolling.
Provenance2019, gift of the artist, Brookline, MA to the MFA. (Accession date: February 20, 2019)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.