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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
ca. 1941
1987.16
Plaster with purplish red-brown stipple finish
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Luce Center
Popcorn quilt, biscuit pattern, puffs of colored satin with green satin ruffle
Title
Popcorn quilt, biscuit pattern, puffs of colored satin with green satin ruffle
Object name
Puff quilt
Date
ca. 1880
Medium
Silk, cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 72 1/2 x 64 x 1 1/2 in. ( 184.2 x 162.6 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Puff or biscuit quilt with small, padded, multicolored silk patches, olive green silk ruffle, and olive green cotton backing.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stone Voorhies and Miss Arlene Brooks Voorhies
Object Number
1942.255
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this quilt was made by Jane Brooks Voorhies, mother and grandmother of the donors, in Gravesend, Brooklyn.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
