European Dolls Quilt by Lillian Karber Thiesen
  • Lillian Karber Thiesen
  • European Dolls Quilt, 1984
  • Cotton, cotton/polyester, satin
  • 107.5 x 96.5 in (273.05 x 245.11 cm)
  • Inv: 2016.494.001
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Figures of girls in European dress are adapted from 1939 coloring book. This quilt won a prize at the California State Fair in 1985.

Techniques: hand applique and quilted
Culture:
Geographic Location: Europe
Credit Line: Gift of Donna Wildearth, and Ron, Stan, and Cedar Thiesen

  • Subject Matter: Art Quilt

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