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Grandma's Patchwork

Object Details

Description
Green square patchwork design on a white ground.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Marguerita Mergentime, (American, 1894–1941)
Date
1936
Credit Line
Courtesy of Mergentime Family Archive
Medium
Medium: linen Technique: printed on plain weave
Dimensions
L x W (schoolhouse): 14.3 × 21.6 cm (5 5/8 × 8 1/2 in.)
L x W (green square patchwork): 14 × 20.3 cm (5 1/2 in. × 8 in.)
L x W (red pineapple): 14.6 × 20.3 cm (5 3/4 in. × 8 in.)
L x W (green cube patchwork): 13.3 × 18.7 cm (5 1/4 × 7 3/8 in.)
L x W (pink cube patchwork): 13.7 × 18.7 cm (5 3/8 × 7 3/8 in.)
L x W (brown quatrefoil): 14.3 × 20.3 cm (5 5/8 in. × 8 in.)
Type
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Exhibitions
Object Name
Cocktail napkin
Type
Cocktail napkin
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