Dresden Plate Quilt
- Cotton, cotton sateen
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96 x 74 in
(243.84 x 187.96 cm)
- Elvira Pearl Nielson Valentine Collins Nielson
This quilt features multi-color plates of numerous cotton fabrics with a round three color center eye. The center is repeated and matching throughout the quilt. A satin off-white background holds double ring designs and large scalloped borders. This quilt was entirely hand pieced, hand appliqued, and hand quilted with the exception of a concealed machined stitched edge border.
Techniques: hand pieced, quilted and appliqued
Culture: American
Geographic Location: North America, United States
Credit Line: Gift of Gabriele Ondine
- Subject Matter: Art Quilt
- Created: 1934
- Inventory Number: 2012.460