The image displays an intricate design with geometric and organic shapes. In the center, there is a star-like shape made of red leaf-shaped elements radiating outward, surrounded by shapes resembling ferns or feathers. The design is enclosed within a square bordered in red, with a smaller square in the top left corner showing an abstract pattern of intersecting circles and lines. The overall design evokes a textile or wallpaper with a blend of floral and geometric elements.

Quilt

c. 1936

Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper
Classification: Index of American Design
Period: 1926 to 1950
Image size: 3471 × 4398px

Description

The image displays an intricate design with geometric and organic shapes. In the center, there is a star-like shape made of red leaf-shaped elements radiating outward, surrounded by shapes resembling ferns or feathers. The design is enclosed within a square bordered in red, with a smaller square in the top left corner showing an abstract pattern of intersecting circles and lines. The overall design evokes a textile or wallpaper with a blend of floral and geometric elements.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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