Jessie T. Pettway (American, 1929-2023) Gee's Bend, Alabama, United States

"Housetop"-nine block "Half-Log Cabin" Variation

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Jessie T. Pettway (American, 1929-2023) Gee's Bend, Alabama, United StatesAbout 1975

"Housetop"-nine block "Half-Log Cabin" Variation

Jessie T. Pettway (American, 1929-2023) Gee's Bend, Alabama, United States →

20th Centurytextileneedlework - quilt

Date

About 1975

Medium

Pieced cotton, polyester, cellulose acetate, silk, rayon and acrylic, plain weaves; some with supplementary warps some forming cut voided pile; some self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; some printed; plain weave derived float weave; twill weaves, some printed; satin weave; and machine knitting; backed with cotton, plain weave; quilted with cotton threads

Dimensions

209.1 × 214 cm (82 3/8 × 84 1/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Robert Allerton Endowment

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