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| Caption | Octagon and diamond grid covering entire surface of half a quilt. Each diamond contains a four-legged animal: one with large antlers, another with a bird perched on its back. Each octagon has an eight-pointed star containing fantastic animals of various types with wings, antlers, tails; some are four-legged and others are bird-like. Weft-loop fringe on three sides. Made in: Sicily, Italy. Date: 1500s. Record ID: chndm_1976-68-1. |
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| Creator | unknown |
| Artwork medium | linen, cotton Technique: trapunto (two layers of plain weave, pattern outlined in back stitch, pattern shapes stuffed with unspun cotton or heavy cotton cord, background areas textured by running stit |
| Credit | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Desig |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Quilt Octagon diamond grid covering entire surface |
| Stock image ref | Size | Views |
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| YCH028548-001 | 6,492 x 10,175 pixels | 8 |
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