Quilt in the Tulip pattern
Gage, Fannie Kelly; Darby, Ella
1913
Artwork Information
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Title:
Quilt in the Tulip pattern
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Artist:
Gage, Fannie Kelly; Darby, Ella
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Artist Bio:
American, 1858–1956; American, 19th–20th century
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Date:
1913
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Medium:
AppliquГ©d and quilted cotton
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Dimensions:
95 3/4 x 76 1/4 inches
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Credit Line:
Wichita Art Museum, Gift of Margaret Overall Burnett
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Object Number:
1992.8
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Display:
Not Currently on Display
About the Artwork
Fannie K. Gage, American, 1858–1956
Ella Darby, American, 19th–20th century
Quilt in the Tulip pattern, 1913
Appliquйd and quilted cotton
Wichita Art Museum, Gift of Margaret Overall Burnett
1992.8
The bold style of the tulips in this quilt rendered with five-pointed blossoms above two small leaves was particularly popular in the southern United States during the second half the of the 19th century.