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Title

Quilt in the Bear Paw pattern

Artist

Anonymous Amish

Century

early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900-1925

Accession Number

2000/2.327

Medium and Support

cotton

relevance

rank 44.63933

Secondary Keywords

animals

bed coverings

bedcovers

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for furniture

coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

mammals

objects we use

the natural world

Title

Quilt in the Variable Star pattern

Artist

Anonymous Amish

Century

early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900-1925

Accession Number

2000/2.322

Medium and Support

cotton

relevance

rank 44.59039

Secondary Keywords

bed coverings

bedcovers

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for furniture

coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

objects we use

stars

Title

Quilt

Artist

Alexander Calder

Artist Life Dates

1898 - 1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1898-1969

Accession Number

1969/2.137

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 44.40565

Secondary Keywords

bed coverings

bedcovers

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for furniture

coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

genres

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

rectangles

visual and tactile

Title

Woman Sitting on Bed, Slovenia

Artist

Leonard Freed

Physical Description

An older woman seated on a bed covered in blankets. Her head is covered in a scarf and there are boxes piled in the corner.

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2014/2.342

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 41.48195

Secondary Keywords

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for furniture

coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sleeping and reclining furniture

Title

Wall Hanging

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon

Physical Description

Off-white background with a red man in the center, arms outstretched holding a half moon and a red circle. Above and below him are red and black men with clubs.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.97

Medium and Support

appliqued cotton cloth

relevance

rank 37.92977

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

bed coverings

bedcovers

components

components and systems

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concepts in the arts

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings components

coverings and hangings for furniture

coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur

events

forms of expression

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furnishings components

objects we use

people and culture

quilts

quilts by patter or motif

Title

Wall Hanging

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon

Physical Description

Black background with red trim on either side, but not on the top and bottom. There is a large orange tiger in the center with a red donkey and blue bird on the left side. Colors of blacks, greens, reds, blues, oranges and yellow. There is lilac trim on the top and bottom of the cloth.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.96

Medium and Support

appliqued cotton cloth

relevance

rank 37.92977

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

bed coverings

bedcovers

components

components and systems

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concepts in the arts

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings components

coverings and hangings for furniture

coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur

events

forms of expression

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furnishings components

objects we use

people and culture

quilts

quilts by patter or motif

Title

Pieced quilt in variable star pattern with saw-tooth border

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1840s

Accession Number

1982/2.59

Medium and Support

cotton

relevance

rank 37.57146

Secondary Keywords

bed coverings

bedcovers

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for furniture

coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur

descriptors

design elements

fiber

fiber and fiber products

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

motifs

natural element motifs

natural fiber

objects we use

ornament areas

plant fiber

Title

Patchwork Quilt

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

1954/1.146

Medium and Support

cotton

relevance

rank 36.17409

Secondary Keywords

bed coverings

bedcovers

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for furniture

coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

textile materials

textile materials by composition or origin

Title

Quilt with Central Diamond Pattern

Artist

Anonymous Amish, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Physical Description

A black diamond in the center is positioned within a lavender square surrounded by a pink frame. The entire is surrounded by thick frame of black.

Century

early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

2000/2.321

Medium and Support

cotton and wool

relevance

rank 28.70061

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

animal material

artistic concepts

associated concepts

bed coverings

bedcovers

christianity

components

components and systems

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concepts in the arts

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings components

coverings and hangings for furniture

coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur

descriptors

design elements

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fiber products

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furnishings

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geometric motifs

hair

hair and hair components

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keratinous material

materials

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patterns (design elements)

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people and culture

protestantism

quilt components

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religions and religious concepts

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