Collection Highlights
Three Iroquois: Atotárho Protected by Black Snakes, Flanked by Deganawida Offering Wampum and Hiawatha
c. 1827
X.520[dup]
Watercolor, black and brown ink, and brown gouache over graphite on beige paper, laid on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Quilt
Object name
Quilt
Date
1810-1830
Medium
Silk, cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 100 x 81 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 254 x 207 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Silk quilt with front composed of diamond-shaped patchwork pieces; six-pointed star at center set within twelve-pointed star; pieced scarlet cotton twill backing.
Credit Line
Gift of William Russell Bogert and Helen North (Bogert) Parmele
Object Number
1949.25
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, the donors believed that Laurana Rowe North, their great-grandmother, may have made this quilt in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1812, while on her wedding trip.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
