Quilt, “Crown of Thorns” pattern

Fayette County, Alabama

About 1910

  • Titles Quilt, "Crown of Thorns" pattern (Descriptive)
  • Medium textiles
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Helen and Robert Cargo, AFI.75.2007
  • Work Type quilt
  • Classification Quilts

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Floral group comprised of a bulbous bud vase, the stem of which is decorated with burgundy-colored glass threads and cross-hatching, with one large, round burgundy-colored flower on a twisted stem comprised of white and clear glass, with three long, fluted, curving and curling leaves, all designed to be placed in the vase.
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