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American Quilts: Art and Craft

The National Quilt Collection at the National Museum of American History reveals how a useful practice can represent artistic, cultural, and historic storytelling. A significant number of American quilts can be found in the collections of the National Museum of the American Indian, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery, the Anacostia Community Museum, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Explore a selection below. 


Quilt

Tipis Round the Lake

We Are Not There Yet

Pieced and appliqued quilt (Sunburst Variation)

Baby's quilt

Summer Star

Baby's quilt

Four Stars

Pieced Quilt (Honeycomb)

Crazy Too Quilt

Lucy Prince: The Griot's Voice

Fan Quilt, Mt. Carmel

Haitian Mermaid # 2

1800 - 1825 Elizabeth C. Nunn's "Liberty" Quilted Counterpane

Appliqued Quilt (Center Medallion)

Miss Ruby's Crown

Appliqued Quilt (Center Medallion)

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1846 Mary C. Nelson's "Eagle" Quilt

Candy Box

1840 - 1860 Newman Family's "Tulip" Applique Quilt

1870 - 1890 Margaret O'Sullivan Langford's "Star of Bethlehem" Quilt

Quilt

Checkerboard Quilt

Grandmother’s Quilt

Patchwork quilt

Untitled Quilt

Untitled Quilt

African Piece Star Quilt

Blue and White Quilt

"A Wa Ka" quilt

Circle of Stars Quilt

1800 - 1825 Pieced Quilt

1840 - 1860 "Pineapple" Quilt

1880 - 1885 "Friendship" Quilt

1850 - 1900 "Union" Appliqued Quilt

1875 - 1885 Pieced and Appliqued "Basket" Quilt

1860 - 1865 Mary Lord's Civil War Quilt


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