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Collection |
Education |
Object Name |
Quilt |
Title |
Opus 28 - Variations on a Welsh Theme |
Other Name |
Original Design Whole Cloth |
Date |
1980 |
Description |
White cotton Whole Cloth, with a thin Polyester loft batting and a white solid cotton backing. Hand quilted. 1/2" applied binding, machine sewn to a and sewn back. Visual impact is subtle - very intense quilting. Quilting designs are circles, 3 leaf clovers, double grid, Dresden shield, swirls, fans, single cables, stipple, cross hatch, swag, parallel lines and diagonal parallel lines. Quilting is excellent overall, very even stitch and tension. Moderate amount. Excellent construction, hangs very straight. |
Provenance |
The Hegy family quilt collection was owned by Arnold Savage, a renowned, award winning quilter who predominantly uses vintage fabrics in his works from the family fabric stash. Inspired by Welsh designs in an English quilting book, "Traditional Quilting" by Mavis Fitzrandolf. |
Artist |
Savage, Arnold |
Dimensions |
W-74 L-83 inches |
People |
Savage, Arnold |
Source |
Arnold Savage |
Object ID |
2016.004.066 |