American Holidays

Textiles

1948

Designed and executed by Bertha Stenge
American, 1891–1957
United States, Illinois, Chicago

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artist: Bertha Stenge
Title: American Holidays
Place: Chicago (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1948
Medium: Appliquéd, pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed and printed cotton plain and satin weave fabrics; machine made lace; cotton embroidery threads
Dimensions: 231.2 × 214.5 cm (91 × 84 7/16 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Prudence Fuchsmann
Reference Number: 2008.147

Aurora, Illinois, Central States Quilt Exhibition, 1949
Art Institute of Chicago, Making Memories: Quilts as Souvenirs, Galleries 57-59, October 20, 2017-April 1, 2018

Made by Bertha Stenge, passed down to her daughter Prudence Fuchsmann; bequest to Art Institute of Chicago, 2008.

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