Quilt, “Trip Around the World” pattern

Mattie Thompson

May 1989

  • Titles Quilt, "Trip Around the World" pattern (Descriptive)
  • Artist Mattie Thompson, American
  • Medium textiles
  • Dimensions 85 1/2 × 84 in. (217.2 × 213.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Robert and Helen Cargo African American Quilt Collection; Gift of Caroline Cargo, AFI.883.2013
  • Work Type quilt
  • Classification Quilts

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