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Quilt, Pineapple pattern

Ann Downing Hegeman American

ca. 1865

Not on view

The quilt top has twelve blocks appliquéd with red and green calico pineapples. An appliquéd grapevine border surrounds the entire field. The top and backing are of white woven cotton, and there is a solid red cotton edge binding. The appliqués are machine stitched on the broad parts of the leaves and pineapples and hand stitched around the grapes and thin stems. In addition to the finely quilted diagonal parallel lines over most of the piece, leaf patterns are quilted between the pineapple blocks.

Quilt, Pineapple pattern, Ann Downing Hegeman, Cotton, American — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Quilt, Pineapple pattern, Ann Downing Hegeman, Cotton, American

Quilt, Pineapple pattern, Ann Downing Hegeman, Cotton, American

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Title: Quilt, Pineapple pattern

Maker: Ann Downing Hegeman

Date: ca. 1865

Geography: Made in Glen Head, New York, United States

Culture: American

Medium: Cotton

Dimensions: 93 x 91 in. (236.2 x 231.1 cm)

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. J. Hoyt Kerley, 1956

Accession Number: 56.179

Chronology

The United States and Canada, 1800-1900 A.D.

American Quilts and Coverlets in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

American Quilts and Coverlets in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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